Tongue tie and breastfeeding: assessing and overcoming the difficulties.
Tongue tie, a condition in which the tongue's mobility is restricted, may reduce the ability of babies to breastfeed successfully. In this age of mass artificial feeding, the management of this condition has been, until recently, overlooked. This article highlights the effects of tongue tie on breastfeeding and what health professionals should be doing to assess and manage any difficulties
Breward
Sharon
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Breastfeeding co-ordinator, North West Wales NHS Trust, UK.
D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008035:Lingual Frenum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011187:Posture; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom