The development of the fetus is easily affected by various factors, which can lead to serious developmental malformations, such as cleft lip and palate is a developmental malformation. Although the treatment for cleft lip and palate is getting better and better, but in order to protect the health of the child, we should still understand the causes of cleft lip and palate in life, so that we can do a good job of prevention of cleft lip and palate in time. The following are the causes of fetal cleft lip and palate: 1. The main cause of infant cleft lip and palate is generally caused by the abnormal life of pregnant women during pregnancy, especially the symptoms of a cold and fever during pregnancy, in the first three months of pregnancy, the embryo has not formally formed the face, usually in five weeks, the gradual formation of the face, during pregnancy drinking smoking drugs or other bad habits will make the abdominal The fetus can be affected by drinking, smoking, drug use or other bad habits during pregnancy. Pregnant women with symptoms of disease will have an impact on the development of the baby’s lip and palate, for the health of the fetus should actively restrain these bad habits.
2. Genetic factors are also the cause of cleft lip and palate in infants. Studies have shown that mothers with cleft lip and palate have a 15 percent chance of passing it on to their children.
3, pollution from bad environment during pregnancy can also cause fetal cleft lip and palate to appear. Exposure to some chemicals or other radioactive substances during pregnancy can prevent the fetus from developing normally. Therefore, some experts suggest that you should not sit for long periods of time in front of a computer or radioactive materials during pregnancy.
Improper use of drugs during pregnancy can also easily cause cleft lip and palate in the fetus. Some studies have shown that excessive consumption of vitamin A during pregnancy can cause congenital cleft lip and palate in children.