Prevalence of neonatal ankyloglossia in a tertiary care hospital in Spain: a transversal cross-sectional study

Maya-Enero, Silvia; Pérez-Pérez, Maria; Ruiz-Guzmán, Luis; Duran, Xavier; López-Vílchez, María Ángeles

doi:10.1007/s00431-020-03781-7

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“…The reported prevalence for TT varies from less than 1% to 46.3% across various studies [3], and we found a prevalence of 17.7% using the Hazelbaker tool. Even after initiating skin-to-skin contact and breast-feeding within 1 h of delivery in 72% of subjects, we found a high percentage of formula feed usage (54%) within the first 24 h.…”

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Prevalence of Tongue-Tie in Infants Weighing ≥ 1800 g at Birth

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Prevalence of Tongue-Tie in Infants Weighing ≥ 1800 g at Birth

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“…However, some authors have found higher prevalences [8, 18]. We observed a prevalence of ankyloglossia of 32.5% among our neonates born in 2018 [19]. Most studies have focused their attention…”

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Impact of Neonatal Frenotomy on the Breastfeeding Rate at Discharge from the Maternity Ward: A Prospective, Cohort Study

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Background Ankyloglossia may lead to an early abandonment of breastfeeding. Performing a frenotomy could increase the breastfeeding rate at discharge from the maternity ward. Methods This prospective cohort study included all the neonates born in our center in 2018 (1392). We offered a frenotomy to all tongue-tied patients. We determined how many frenotomies we performed (422), whether breastfeeding improved in the short term, and compared the breastfeeding rates between treated and untreated tongue-tied and non-tongue-tied neonates. Quantitative variables were described using the mean and standard deviation, and compared using a Student’s t-test. Rates of breastfeeding were compared using the Pearson chi square. Significance was set at the p < 0.05 level. Results The breastfeeding rate at discharge was higher among tongue-tied infants (92.1%) than non-tongue-tied (84.2%), and higher among treated than untreated neonates (93.1 vs 75.9%, respectively). Conclusions Frenotomy could help increase the breastfeeding rate at discharge among tongue-tied neonates. Trial registration: Not applicable

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“…The hospital experiences approximately 1400 births per year. We treat a multiethnic population at our hospital (with Spain, Pakistan and Bangladesh being the most frequent nationalities among our patients) [ 18 ], and we have breastfeeding rates at discharge from the maternity ward of about 85% (86.8% in 2018) [ 16 ] and of about 82% at the age of 3 months and of about 54% at the age of six months.…”

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“…1 ) during the study period (August 2020 to April 2021). We chose type 3 tongue-ties because they are the most common in our population [ 16 ]; and type 3 tongue-tie characterized anatomical features (thick and submucosal) seem to make breastfeeding more difficult. We excluded patients who were isolated in their hospital room due to an active maternal COVID-19 infection because those frenotomies were performed in their room instead of at the neonatal unit.…”

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“…However, these measures are not sufficient during frenotomies because the procedure is performed in the mouth and patients cannot suck during the procedure. We have observed a high prevalence of ankyloglossia (32.5%) among our neonates, for which frenotomy is a common treatment [ 16 ]. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that inhaled LEO is effective in reducing pain during frenotomy.…”

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