Mzezewa S, Muchemwa F C
Parirenyatwa University Teaching Hospital, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Trop Doct. 2010 Jul;40(3):138-40. doi: 10.1258/td.2010.090329. Epub 2010 May 25.
Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is often a distressful abnormality for both mother and child. In our setting, CLP is generally associated with witchcraft or ancestral spirits. The mother is often accused of infidelity during pregnancy. We wanted to determine the feelings of parents and the wider public towards CLP babies, to establish what parents believed were the causes of CLP and to establish the postpartum marital status. One hundred and twenty-four parents were prospectively included in the study. They were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. One hundred and fifteen mothers and four fathers said they loved their babies. Thirty-eight parents attributed CLP to witchcraft. Nineteen percent of the mothers were divorced. The responses to our questionnaire show that although CLP babies are loved by their parents, the condition is associated with stigma and superstition.
唇腭裂（CLP）对母亲和孩子来说往往都是一种令人痛苦的畸形。在我们的环境中，唇腭裂通常与巫术或祖先灵魂有关。母亲经常被指责在怀孕期间不忠。我们想确定父母和更广泛公众对唇腭裂婴儿的看法，确定父母认为唇腭裂的原因，并确定产后婚姻状况。124名父母被前瞻性地纳入研究。他们使用结构化问卷进行了访谈。115名母亲和4名父亲表示他们爱自己的孩子。38名父母将唇腭裂归因于巫术。19%的母亲离婚了。我们问卷的回复表明，尽管唇腭裂婴儿受到父母的喜爱，但这种情况与耻辱和迷信有关。
