OBJECTIVES: To assess the benefits of frenotomy on breastfeeding in @entity1 , and determine the influence of age. METHODS: A telephone questionnaire of all @entity1 diagnosed with @entity9826 12 months was conducted pre-intervention and 1-month post-intervention. The @entity1 Breastfeeding Assessment Tool was used to assess breastfeeding. RESULTS: Of 54 @entity1 diagnosed with tongue-tie, 78 per cent of mothers participated in the survey. Eighty-six per cent of @entity1 underwent frenotomy, with no surgical complications. In the frenotomy group, 81 per cent of mothers reported improvement in breastfeeding, versus 17 per cent in the non-surgical group (p = 0.0074). In the frenotomy group, the mean (  standard deviation) @entity1 Breastfeeding Assessment Tool score was 3.33    1.51 pre-intervention, versus 9.19    2.44 post-intervention (p = 0.0001). In the non-surgical intervention group, the mean score (  standard deviation) was 4.17    0.75 pre-intervention, versus 6.00    1.73 post-intervention (p = 0.16). For @entity1 who underwent frenotomy, there was a reported improvement in 94 per cent of those aged less than 30 days, versus 68 per cent in @entity1 aged over 30 days (p = 0.092). CONCLUSION: Frenotomy is a safe, short procedure that improves breastfeeding outcomes, and is best performed at an early age.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Infant', 'patients', 'infants'] @entity9826 :: ('MESH:C562396', 'Disease') :: ['tongue-tie over']
@entity9826 :: (MESH:C562396,Disease) :: ['Tongue-tie division']
