There is increasing media interest about surgical procedures on new babies for tongue tie. Some hail it as a miracle cure, others view it as barbaric treatment, though adverse outcomes are rare.

TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OTHER PARENTS. TOUCH YOUR TONGUE TO THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH. THAT’S EASY FOR JONATHAN TO DO NOW AT AGE SEVEN. BUT FOR MONTHS AFTER HE WAS BORN, HIS MOTHER, REBECCA HILL, HAD NO ...

The World Health Organization and several national health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for infants, at least for the first six months of their life to protect the health of infants ...

When you welcome a newborn into the world, your baby will be checked for any signs of health problems or complications, from an unusual heart beat to irregular skin color or texture. Still, sometimes ...

As any parent of a newborn can attest, one of the biggest challenges in your little one’s first days of life (aside from lack of sleep) is setting up feeding in a way that works for your family. For ...

Infants with untreated tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) did not have significantly different rates of exclusive breastfeeding or weight gain at age 6 months than infants without the condition. Maternal ...

Tongue tie surgery involves separating the lining that connects the mouth to the tongue, known as the frenulum. It is a surgery to treat tongue tie, which is when the frenulum is unusually short or ...

Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue-tie, is a congenital anomaly characterised by an abnormally short lingual frenulum, which may restrict mobility of the tongue. It varies from a mild form in which ...

Dentists and lactation consultations have touted cutting babies’ “tongue-ties” for years, but the increasingly popular operation has little efficacy research to back it up, The New York Times reported ...

Complications following a procedure to treat tongue-tie in babies are occurring that can result in admission to hospital, something a paediatrician says needs to be better understood by both health ...

Researchers from the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Canada have developed a new referral process and Frenotomy Assessment Tool to determine the proportion of breastfeeding infants with TT ...