Translating Ear, Nose & Throat Terms

Translating Ear, Nose & Throat Terms

Ota – otalaryng – otalaryng-what? When Lisa Morris, MD, and Laura Hetzler, MD, FACS, were guests on a recent ParentingU podcast episode, they helped us learn to say and know the meaning of a lot of important terms parents may hear and use when it comes to...
ParentingU Podcast: Cleft Lip and Palate

ParentingU Podcast: Cleft Lip and Palate

Cleft lip and cleft palate are quite common, with one in 700 kids nationwide having such a diagnosis. Thanks to early-in-life repairs, most are only left with a thin, fine scar. Co-directors of Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Cleft and Craniofacial...
What Parents Should Know About Facial Birth Defects

What Parents Should Know About Facial Birth Defects

Sometimes as a baby develops during pregnancy things don’t go according to plan. Cleft lips and cleft palates are birth defects that sometimes happen. A cleft lip and cleft palate occur when a baby’s lip or mouth don’t form properly during pregnancy. A cleft lip can...