Marian Knight, Rema Ramakrishnan, Svetlana Ratushnyak, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Jennifer Bell, Ursula Bowler, Phyll Buchanan, Claire Carter, Christina Cole, Oliver Hewer, Madeleine Hurd, Andy King, Ed Juszczak, Louise Linsell, Anna-May Long, Linda Mottram, David Murray, Sam Oddie, Maria Quigley, Victoria Stalker, Kayleigh Stanbury, Richard Welsh, Pollyanna Hardy
BACKGROUND: Tongue-tie can be diagnosed in 3-11% of babies, with some studies reporting almost universal breastfeeding difficulties, and others reporting very few feeding difficulties that relate to the tongue-tie itself, instead noting that incorrect positioning and attachment are the primary reasons behind the observed breastfeeding difficulties and not the tongue-tie itself. The only existing trials of frenotomy are small and underpowered and/or include only very short-term or subjective outcomes...
July 2023: Health Technology Assessment: HTA