Demographic, surgical, and cleft type data from US patients were gathered via chart review of the electronic medical record. Data from Guatemalan patients was gathered orally from patient caregivers in their native language. Consent was also given orally in the caregivers native language. All data was de-identified prior to analysis.
The purpose of this study is to compare types of and risk factors for cleft lip and palate in a Guatemalan population to a United States population.