Symptoms of problematic feeding in infants under 1 year of age undergoing frenotomy: A review article
The aims of this systematic review were to first identify and summarize original research that compared symptoms of problematic feeding in infants with tongue tie before and after frenotomy and then evaluate the quality of measures used to assess problematic feeding.
Methods
CINAHL and PubMed were searched for ((tongue‐tie) or (ankyloglossia)) and ((feeding) or (breastfeeding) or (bottle‐feeding)) and ((frenotomy) or (frenectomy) or (frenulectomy) or (frenulotomy)). Original research reporting on feeding before and after frenotomy in infants under 1 year old were included.
Results
Maternal nipple pain, breastfeeding self‐efficacy, and LATCH scores improved after frenotomy. Few data are available on the effect of frenotomy on infant feeding. The measures used to assess infant feeding were not comprehensive and did not possess strong psychometric properties.
Conclusion
Literature suggests that maternal nipple pain, self‐efficacy, and LATCH scores improve in breastfeeding mother‐infant dyads after frenotomy
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