Global cleft care in low-resource settings 2021: - Editor: Jordan W. Swanson. - Illustrator: David W. Low. Book outlines: - Cleft lip and palate represent the most common congenital facial anomaly. - Congenital anomalies are one of the top 10 causes of disability and suffering in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs). - Further, an estimated 30% of the global burden of disease is treated primarily through surgery, and among surgical conditions, treating clefts conveys disproportionately large benefit relative to cost because suffering can be halted at a young age and deliver a lifetime of health. Over the last 50 years, cleft care has advanced in low-resource settings through international surgical missions and the efforts of sparse local providers. - While exciting anecdotes of impact abound from these efforts, recent studies have identified a complication rate that often exceeds 50%, and there is concern about the sustainability of foreign volunteer missions. - This book serves as a thorough resource for providing medical and surgical care of cleft lip and palate deformities in low-resource settings, geared to the context of those settings. - The content is consensus-based and evidence-based, with emphasis on treatment that is appropriate to a low-resource context and how this differs from that in higher-resource environments. - It is authored by recognized cleft experts in close partnership with providers who practice in low-resource settings. - It is heavily pictorially based through illustrative figures, photos, and diagrams, to be facile for those who speak English as a second language. - Following the introduction, Complete Cleft Care in Low-Resource Settings has six main sections: patient workup, surgical treatment, comprehensive care, educational innovation, care delivery models, and finally a series of illustrative case studies. - Uniquely, the book’s breadth encompasses cleft care comprehensively, but does so through a practical “how to” format with many “from the field” examples of what has worked.