[Ethics and best practice in the consulting management of children with cleft lip and palate, and their parents].

Surgical treatment is only one part of the management of the child with cleft lip and palate. This paper exclusively focuses on other important aspects of this management. This includes the information and psychological supports of the parents, whether the cleft lip is diagnosed prenatally or at birth, the practical aspects of the consultation within the team of the different specialists involved (surgeon, anesthetist, dentist, orthodontist, speech therapist, otorhinolaryngologist, geneticist, child psychologist). The school teacher must also be concerned at the beginning of the first school year.