Profiles

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Hannah

Hannah is 22 years of age and was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Hannah has a degree in creative and expressive arts and lives with her parents. She enjoys singing and making music.

  • Background

    Hannah has a degree in creative and expressive arts. She lives with her parents. Ethnic background: White British

  • Age at interview 22
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Kendal and Suzi

    Kendal was born with a cleft of the soft palate. Her mother Suzi noticed that something was wrong with Kendal immediately following her birth by caesarean section. Kendal's cleft palate was repaired when she was 4 months old but she was left with impaired hearing.

  • Background

    Kendal is 24 years of age and training to be a teacher, and her mother Suzi is a teacher. Ethnic background: White British

  • Age at interview 24
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Lizzie

    Lizzie is married, a university graduate with an English degree. She was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate which was not diagnosed prior to her birth. At the time of interview she was working in a call centre and enjoys singing in a choir in her spare time.

  • Background

    Lizzie is a university graduate. She is married and is currently working in call centre. Lizzie was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. She has a younger brother....

  • Age at interview 25
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Mally

    Mally was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. His youngest son was also born with a cleft palate as was his grandson of 7 months. Mally has recently had his cleft lip repaired again.

  • Background

    Mally lives alone and works as a stevedore at his local docks. He has 4 grown up children from 2 relationships and is also a grandfather of a 7-month-old boy....

  • Age at interview 62
  • Sex/Gender Male