Complications and misdiagnoses associated with infant frenotomy: results of a healthcare professional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the past 10-15 years, there has been increased concern about ankyloglossia and its effect on infant breastfeeding. This has been associated with increased performance of frenotomy. Physicians and other healthcare professionals with expertise in breastfeeding have voiced concerns about complications related to the performance of infant frenotomy. Reviews of this topic have reported no significant complications after frenotomy. Other data on complications consist of case reports.

Methods

An online survey was developed by physicians with expertise in breastfeeding and e-mailed to physician and dentist members of Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) between 11 November and 31 December 2019. It requested information from the respondents who cared for the mother/i

SUBMITTER: O'Connor ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9123702 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature