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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 6.
Published in final edited form as: Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2010 Sep;47(5):476–481. doi: 10.1597/08-177

TABLE 3.

Feeding Problems and Help With Feeding Problems by Timing of Cleft Diagnosis

Cleft Diagnosis Prenatally (n = 46) Cleft Diagnosis at Birth (n = 116) p Value
Trouble with feeding because of cleft
 n (% yes) 32 (69.6) 74 (63.8) .486
 n (% no) 14 (30.4) 42 (36.2)
Helpfulness of staff in finding ways to make it easier for child to eat
 n (% moderately or very) 27 (87.1) 51 (68.9) .052
 n (% somewhat or not) 4 (12.9) 23 (31.1)