Does frenotomy improve breastfeeding problems in neonates with ankyloglossia?

Background There are global and national initiatives to improve breastfeeding rates and ankyloglossia appears to be contributing to breastfeeding cessation, despite significant controversy regarding the need for frenotomy and the success of the intervention on breastfeeding outcomes. Aims To critica...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Midwifery Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 171 - 180
Autor principal: Emmerson, Claire Victoria
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Mar2018
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          Ankyloglossia Surgery
          Breast Feeding
          Surgery, Oral
          Human
          Systematic Review
          CINAHL Database
          PubMed
          Cochrane Library
          Thematic Analysis
          Outcomes (Health Care)
          Infant, Newborn
          Infant, Newborn: birth-1 month
      ab: Background There are global and national initiatives to improve breastfeeding rates and ankyloglossia appears to be contributing to breastfeeding cessation, despite significant controversy regarding the need for frenotomy and the success of the intervention on breastfeeding outcomes. Aims To critically appraise contemporary literature regarding the effectiveness of frenotomy on reducing breastfeeding problems. Methods An electronic literature search was systematically performed using CINAHL, PubMed and Cochrane databases. Backchaining and a hand search of bibliographies were also used. Findings Four key themes were identified from the literature; challenges diagnosing ankyloglossia including lack of a universally recognised assessment tool, apparent maternal breastfeeding improvements, breastfeeding improvements for the neonate, and issues with determining the longevity of breastfeeding. Conclusion Overall the literature was of differing validity and applicability, therefore further longer-term RCTs are required with larger sample sizes to be able to account for cross-over of participants from comparison to frenotomy group. The evidence has shown that frenotomy may improve breastfeeding outcomes but since breastfeeding is a complex interaction between mother and baby, releasing ankyloglossia does not universally remove all breastfeeding problems.
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