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This page explains CLAPA's policies around our feeding equipment shop and answers frequently asked questions.

Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS) is a condition where babies are born with a cleft palate and a small lower jaw which can cause breathing and feeding difficulties in early life. This page explains how it happens, how it's treated, and what support is available.

CLAPA provides a free ‘Welcome Pack’ of bottles, teats and information for families with new babies born with a cleft in the UK.

Information and support for feeding babies born with a cleft, including bottle-feeding, breastfeeding, and expressing.

Learn about the special bottles and teats CLAPA provides for babies born with a cleft in the UK

CLAPA will be 'closed' while our team take a break over the festive period. Learn how to find support over that time and when our services are due to re-open.

Find information and support if you've had a diagnosis of cleft at an antenatal scan

All about cleft lip and cleft palate repair operations, including top tips from other parents and carers, how to prepare for your baby going into hospital, and frequently asked questions.

Find information and support if you've had a diagnosis of cleft after your baby was born.

CLAPA was set up in 1979 as a partnership between people affected by cleft and health professionals. Since then, CLAPA has grown into a national charity which is well-respected in the cleft world as the voice of patients and parents. This page goes through our history as an organisation.

Find out how to contact CLAPA and how to get answers for the most common questions.

A summary of the cleft treatment pathway, from diagnosis through to adulthood.