Department of Nursing Management and Social Work, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)-119991, Moscow, Russian Federation
Objective of the current article is to investigate the phenomenon of congenital cleft lip and palate stressing on treatment necessities and peculiarities of care for such patients. Congenital cleft lip and palate can lead to the disorder of the sucking and swallowing functions, which complicates the process of feeding a child. Feeding becomes a typical problem of a young mother of a child with this pathology. The methods of synthesis and analysis, relevant literature study and statistic data systemizing, gathering data and their further scientific interpretation, generalization with accordance to the objectives of the investigation were used. The main method to correct the defect of the lip and palate are cheiloplasty and uranoplasty. In order to provide successful rehabilitation assistance to a child, the narrowly focused specialists requires complete information about the course of treatment and the stages of further complex rehabilitation. The approximate scheme of the medical rehabilitation of children with congenital clefts of the upper lip and palate during the first month of life is proposed. There is a need to develop guidelines for the care and feeding of children with congenital cleft lip and palate, both for parents and nurses in order to provide the most effective treatment and rehabilitation effects.
Congenital cleft lip and palate, congenital malformation, maxillofacial anomalies, complex rehabilitation, feeding of a child with congenital cleft lip and palate, neonatologist, neonatal period
