Behavioral Correlates of Caregiver-Reported Oral Health of Children with Cleft Palate with or without Cleft Lip Ages 14 to 48 Months: An Observational Study.

To identify behaviors associated with poor caregiver-reported oral health in a population of young children with cleft palate with or without cleft lip (CP ± L). Observational cross-sectional study. U.

Factors Associated with Delayed Palatoplasty Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: Cleft palatoplasty is typically performed around 10 to 12 months of age in the US, and delays can negatively affect speech development. Early during COVID-19, elective surgeries were canceled. The aims of this study were to (1) identify overall risk factors for greater age at palatoplasty and (2) analyze delays in palatoplasty during COVID-19.

Stop Consonant Production in Children with Cleft Palate After Palatoplasty.

The current study examined stop consonant production in children with cleft lip and/or palate (CP ± L) 2-6 months following palatal surgery. Prospective comparative study. Multisite institutional.

Cleft Palate Repair Postoperative Management: Current Practices in the United States.

Objective: To describe current postoperative management practices following cleft palate repair.

Design: A survey was administered to cleft surgeons to collect information on their demographic characteristics, surgical training, surgical practice, and postoperative management preferences.

Setting: Eighteen tertiary referral hospitals across the United States.

Transcribing toddler vocalizations: comparison of a modified naturalistic listening approach with phonetic transcription.

Previous investigations have demonstrated that naturalistic listening in real time (NLRT) can be used reliability to assess prelinguistic vocalizations and is less time-consuming than phonetic transcription. The current investigation was performed to examine the correspondence of syllable and consonant information obtained using a modified naturalistic listening in real time (NLRT) methodology compared to broad phonetic transcription for 20 toddlers with repaired cleft palate. A forty-minute vocalization sample was obtained for each toddler.

Risk of Malocclusion Among Patients Undergoing Single-Stage Versus Two-Stage Cleft Palate Repair.

Objective: Evaluate impact of single-stage versus staged palate repair on the risk of developing malocclusion among patients with cleft palate (CP).

Design: Retrospective cohort study 2000-2016.

Setting: Academic, tertiary children's hospital.

Management of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in Cleft Patients With and Without Multidisciplinary Team Care.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of an American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA)-approved multidisciplinary team on velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) diagnosis and treatment.

Design: Retrospective cohort setting; tertiary children's hospital patients; children with cleft palate repair identified through procedure codes.

Main Outcome Measures: Velopharyngeal insufficiency diagnosis was assigned based on surgeon or team assessment.

Ecuadorian Spanish translation and validation of the VELO quality of life instrument.

Objectives: Adapt the Spanish translation of VPI Effects on Life Outcome (VELO) instrument into Ecuadorian Spanish; test the resulting instrument for reliability and validity.

Methods: A cross-sectional, prospective design, set at a humanitarian mission within a community hospital. Linguistic validation: native Ecuadorian-Spanish speakers modified the Spanish VELO to Ecuadorian Spanish.

Oronasal Fistula Risk After Palate Repair.

Objective: To assess risk factors for oronasal fistula, including 2-stage palate repair.

Design: Retrospective analysis.

Setting: Tertiary children's hospital.

Increased Risk of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in Patients Undergoing Staged Palate Repair.

Objective: To evaluate the association of 2-stage cleft palate (CP) surgery on velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) incidence, speech surgeries, and cleft-related surgical burden.

Design: Retrospective cohort with follow-up of 4 to 19 years.

Setting: Academic, tertiary children's hospital.

Family Experience With Pierre Robin Sequence: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: To identify concepts and constructs important to parents of children with Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS).

Design: Qualitative study.

Setting: All children received some care at a tertiary hospital with additional care at outside facilities.

Male exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and semen quality in the Home Observation of Periconceptional Exposures (HOPE) cohort.

Background: Exposure to bis-phenol A (BPA) has been associated with reduced semen quality. The objective of this study was to examine associations between BPA measured in serial daily first-morning urine samples and semen quality parameters among men trying to conceive.

Methods: This prospective, preconception cohort included 161 men ages 18-40 without known subfertility.