Effect of frenotomy on breastfeeding variables in infants with ankyloglossia (tongue-tie): a prospective before and after cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Controversy exists regarding ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) and its clinical impact on breastfeeding, including the benefits, or otherwise, of tongue-tie release (frenotomy). As exclusive breastfeeding rates in Ireland are already considerably low (46% on discharge home from the maternity unit following birth in 2014), it is imperative to protect and support breastfeeding, including identifying the associated effects that frenotomy might have on breastfeeding variables.

Objective

To determine the associated effects of frenotomy on breastfeeding variables in infants with ankyloglossia.

Methods

A prospective before and after cohort study was conducted. Following ethical approval, two self-reported questionnaires were administered to women whose infants were under

SUBMITTER: Muldoon K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5683371 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature