What is wrong with Mia from Duck Dynasty?

Mia Elaine Robertson was born on September 12, 2003, with a bilateral cleft lip and palate & it was through a mutual friend, we met a family in our area who had a son born with this same condition just a few months before Mia.

Which Duck Dynasty kid had a cleft lip?

Mia Roberston
Mia Roberston, 10, daughter of Jase and Missy Robertson, was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. After her final corrective surgery in January, the family started the Mia Moo Fund to raise awareness and money for research and treatment of the birth defect. Mia and her parents spoke alongside Rep.

How many surgeries has Mia Robertson have?

On Instagram, the Robertsons have shared many of the details of their 17-year-old daughter’s medical needs. She’s had 12 previous surgeries or procedures, but kept a positive attitude and even found ways to pay it forward through it all.

How old is Mia Robertson today?

18 years (September 12, 2003)Mia Robertson / Age

What causes a harelip in babies?

Cleft lip and cleft palate are thought to be caused by a combination of genes and other factors, such as things the mother comes in contact with in her environment, or what the mother eats or drinks, or certain medications she uses during pregnancy.

Why is it called a harelip?

It’s called a “harelip” because it resembles the upper lip of a hare, which has a cleft between the top lip and the bunny’s nose. A “harelip” is less severe than a “cleft palate,” where the roof of the mouth has not fused.

Why is hair lip offensive?

The term harelip is usually perceived as insulting because it compares the deformity in humans to the normal cleft lip of a hare. The accepted term for this medical condition is cleft lip.

Is there a way to prevent cleft lip?

If you take folic acid before pregnancy and during early pregnancy, it can help protect your baby from cleft lip and palate and birth defects of the brain and spine called neural tube defects.

Are cleft lips inherited?

The causes of cleft lip and cleft palate (or both) are unknown, although hereditary (genetic) factors sometimes play a small role. A cleft lip or cleft palate (or both) is not caused by anything the parents did or did not do during the pregnancy.