TABLE 4.
Team Care and Outcomes of Care by Timing of Cleft Diagnosis*
| Cleft Diagnosis Prenatally (n = 46) | Cleft Diagnosis at Birth (n = 116) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team care | |||
| Yes | 35 (76.1) | 90 (77.6) | .838 |
| No | 11 (23.9) | 26 (22.4) | |
| Number of surgeries | |||
| 1 | 13 (28.3) | 37 (32.7) | .660 |
| 2 | 17 (37.0) | 41 (36.3) | |
| 3 | 10 (21.7) | 27 (23.9) | |
| 4 or more | 6 (13.0) | 8 (7.1) | |
| More surgeries planned | |||
| Yes | 35 (79.6) | 83 (74.1) | .476 |
| No | 9 (20.4) | 29 (25.9) | |
| Surgery complications | |||
| Yes | 4 (8.7) | 8 (7.0) | .715 |
| No | 42 (91.3) | 106 (93.0) | |
| Rating of cleft care, low (0) to high (10) | |||
| 0–7 | 6 (13.0) | 9 (7.8) | .251 |
| 8 | 11 (23.9) | 19 (16.4) | |
| 9 | 11 (23.9) | 23 (19.8) | |
| 10 | 18 (39.1) | 65 (56.0) | |
| Satisfaction with facial appearance | |||
| Child happy with appearance (not at all to moderately) | 9 (28.1) | 17 (18.9) | .273 |
| Mother happy with appearance (not at all to moderately) | 14 (30.4) | 18 (15.5) | .032 |
| Speech problems | |||
| Frustrated when speaks (sometimes, usually, or always) | 24 (53.3) | 47 (41.2) | .167 |
| Avoids talking (sometimes, usually, or always) | 5 (11.1) | 19 (16.7) | .378 |
| Difficulty being understood by acquaintances (sometimes, usually, or always) | 20 (44.4) | 42 (36.8) | .376 |
| Difficulty being understood by nonacquaintances (sometimes, usually, or always) | 27 (60.0) | 57 (50.0) | .255 |
| Difficulty being understood overall (sometimes, usually, or always) | 27 (60.0) | 50 (43.9) | .067 |