dc.contributor.author | Cawse-Lucas, Jeanne | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Waterman, Shannon | eng |
dc.contributor.author | St. Anna, Leilani | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Q: Does frenotomy help infants with tongue-tie overcome breastfeeding difficulties? Evidence-based answer: Probably not. No evidence exists for improved latching after frenotomy, and evidence concerning improvements in maternal comfort is conflicting. At best, frenotomy improves maternal nipple pain by 10% and maternal subjective sense of improvement over the short term (0 to 2 weeks) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, randomized controlled trials [RCTs] with conflicting results for maternal nipple pain and overall feeding). No studies have evaluated outcomes such as infant weight gain following frenotomy. Experts don't recommend frenotomy unless a clear association exists between ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) and breastfeeding problems. Frenotomy should be performed with anesthesia by an experienced clinician to minimize the risk of complications (SOR: C, a practice guideline.) | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/45077 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2015 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 64, no. 02 (February 2015): 126-127. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | frenotomy ; infants ; tongue-tie ; breastfeeding | eng |
dc.title | Does frenotomy help infants with tongue-tie overcome breastfeeding difficulties? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |