Abstract： Objective To explore the effective perioperative nursing measures for congenital cleft lip and palate children.Methods 43 cases of congenital cleft lip and palate children treated in our hospital from January 2010 to December 2011 were given perioperative nursing measures.Results The wound healing time was 6～7 days,with an average time of 6.6 d.After operation,a survey was carried out to investigate the satisfaction degree of the parents,the results showed that postoperative satisfaction degree of the parents reached 100％.Conclusions Nursing intervention is of great significance on the efficacy of cleft lip and palate surgery,the implementation of comprehensive nursing interventions can obtain desirable clinical effect,and increase the satisfaction degree of children's parents.