Cleft lip/palate: incidence of prenatal diagnosis in Glasgow, Scotland, and comparison with other centers in the United Kingdom.

Objectives: To determine the proportion of children with cleft lip and/or cleft palate diagnosed prenatally between 1999 and 2008 in those referred for treatment to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow, Scotland (RHSC); and to compare the percentage prenatally diagnosed in 2008 versus other cleft treatment centers in the U.K.

Method: A retrospective study was performed using medical records of the 459 cleft patients born and referred to RHSC between 1999 and 2008.