| Ankyloglossia: incidence and associated feeding difficulties. | |
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PMID: 10628708 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) in the well-baby population, and to determine whether patients with ankyloglossia experience breastfeeding difficulties. DESIGN: Prospective controlled study. SETTING: Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS: A total of 1041 neonates in the well-baby nursery were screened for ankyloglossia. Those positively identified were invited to participate in the study. Mothers of newborns with ankyloglossia and mothers of a matched control group of unaffected newborns were contacted by telephone on a monthly basis for 6 months after their children were discharged from the hospital to determine the presence of breastfeeding difficulties. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence of ankyloglossia, percentage of infants successfully breastfed, and incidence of breastfeeding difficulties. RESULTS: Fifty newborns were identified with ankyloglossia, for an incidence of 4.8% The male-female ratio was 2.6:1.0. Of the 36 mothers of affected infants who were followed up and who intended to breastfeed, 30 (83%) successfully breastfed their infants for at least 2 months, compared with 33 (92%) of the 36 mothers of infants in the matched control group (P = .29). Breastfeeding difficulties were experienced by 9 (25%) of the mothers of infants with ankyloglossia compared with 1 (3%) of the control mothers (P<.01). CONCLUSION: Ankyloglossia, which is a relatively common finding in the newborn population, adversely affects breastfeeding in selected infants. |
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Authors:
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A H Messner; M L Lalakea; J Aby; J Macmahon; E Bair |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery Volume: 126 ISSN: 0886-4470 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. Publication Date: 2000 Jan |
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Created Date: 2000-01-20 Completed Date: 2000-01-20 Revised Date: 2006-03-28 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8603209 Medline TA: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 36-9 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, Calif 94304, USA. |
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Breast Feeding* Female Humans Infant, Newborn Lingual Frenum / abnormalities* Male Prospective Studies |
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