Smile Train provides free cleft
surgery which takes as little as
45
minutes and costs as little
as $
250
.
It gives desperate children not
just a new smile— but a new life.
“ ...o n e o f th e m o st
p r o d u c tiv e c h a r itie s —
d o lla r fo r d e e d —
in th e w o r ld "
— The New York Times
Your support can provide free treatment for poor children with clefts and other problems.
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Half surgery.
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Medications.
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A Healthy Diet During Pregnancy Can Help Prevent Birth Defects And Clefts.
D
iet is an
important part of pregnancy. Eat a
hea
lthy
d
iet that conta
ins lots of fru
its and
vegetab
les and
foods fortified
w
ith
fo
lic acid
.
Accord
ing
to
the
U
.S. Government, women
who
p
lan
to
have
a
ch
ild
shou
ld
be
sure
to
take
sufficient leve
ls of fo
lic acid
(400
m
icrograms per day) during
pregnancy
to
he
lp
prevent neura
l tube
defects and
reduce
the
risk
for cleft lip
and
pa
late. When
fo
lic acid
is taken
one
month
before
conception
and
throughout the
first trimester, it has been
proven
to
reduce
the
risk for neura
l tube
defects by
50
to
70
per cent. Be
sure
to
rece
ive
proper prenata
l care, qu
it smok
ing
, and
fo
llow
your hea
lth
care
prov
ider’s gu
ide
lines for foods to
avo
id
during
pregnancy. Foods to
avo
id
may
include
raw
or undercooked
seafood
, beef, pork
or pou
ltry; de
licatessen
meats; fish
that conta
in
h
igh
leve
ls of mercury; smoked
seafood
; fish
exposed
to
industria
l po
llutants; raw
she
llfish
or eggs; soft cheeses; unpasteurized
m
ilk; pâté
; caffe
ine; alcoho
l; and
unwashed
vegetab
les. For more
information
,
visit www.SmileTrain.org
. The
Sm
ile
Tra
in
is a
501
(c)(
3
) nonprofit recogn
ized
by
the
IRS, and
a
donations to
The
Sm
ile
Tra
in
are
tax-deductib
le
in
accordance
w
ith
IRS
regu
lations. ©
2009
The
Sm
ile
Tra
in
.
