Spreading Smiles: Recent Episodes
Spreading Smiles
Welcome to Spreading Smiles: Why India Needs to Understand Clefts, a podcast series by Smile Train India and The Better India where we strive to inform you of this birth difference by addressing and clarifying misconceptions about cleft lips and palates. Together with experts, we bring forth case studies of people living with cleft conditions, parents of kids with clefts, and the many challenges that come their way, on this limited podcast series.
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.