Any chance of passing on a cleft lip and palate?

Perhaps: Sometimes clefts are genetic and passed form parent(s) to child, but often times they are sporadic or due to other problems (folate (folic acid) deficiency. If either parent has a cleft, or if clefts are present in family members, there may be an increased risk of a second child having a cleft. Discuss the details with your ob, pcp or a geneticist.

Yes: Yes there is a genetic component and risk albeit low. Discuss with a genetics counselor.

Yes!: Fortunately the risk of a parent with cleft lip or palate having a child with a cleft is only 4%. Smoking mothers have twice the incidence if nonsmokers.