MOTHERS' EXPERIENCES WHEN THEIR INFANTS WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CLEFT LIPS ANDIOR PALATES

Traditionally the diagnosis of cleft lip and palate was made at birth or soon thereafter, but modem technology has led to the identification of cleft lip prenatally The aim of this study was to describe 16 mothers' experiences of pre- and postnatal diagnosis of their infants' cleft lip and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: liezel Ter Poorten, Brenda Louw
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2002-11-01
Series:Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Online Access:https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/644