Exposure of pregnant women to radiation could lead to cleft lip problems among babies, doctors said, emphasising the need for them to protect themselves from radiation and avoid x-rays, particularly in the first three months of pregnancy, which is when development of face usually happens.
Senior doctors, including M. Prabhaskar from Hyderabad, V.I.R.K.S. Kuljeet Singh from Ludhiana, Harpreet Kaur from Chennai, Giseth from Columbia and 10 other medical experts came to Vizianagaram to perform operations on around 80 cleft-lip patients who had come from across the State, Odisha, Telangana to the free medical camp, organised jointly by Mission Smile, a charity organisation, and Tirumala Medicover Hospitals.
The doctors are extending their service without fee.
