Spreading Smiles

This episode delves into the personal and emotional challenges the condition creates for cleft-affected individuals and their loved ones. We have cleft warriors sharing their emotional journeys and their indomitable spirit which has led them to achieve great heights. We also address the psychological challenges that cleft patients go through while inspiring them to build their self-confidence to lead happy lives.

The second episode emphasises the numerous facets of cleft care and what must be done to stop the child from experiencing challenges with their ability to speak, hear, breathe, or eat. A realistic narrative about what to expect when parenting a child with clefts will be provided by first-hand knowledge and experience from a parent of a child with a cleft condition, accompanied by a Smile Train partner doctor.

The pilot episode focuses on the knowledge gap surrounding cleft lips and palates with the help of experts from Smile Train India and their partner doctors. We address the many myths, like ‘cleft is caused when pregnant mothers go outside during an eclipse’, along with other superstitions and incorrect notions surrounding this birth condition.