Relationship between Breastfeeding Difficulties, Ankyloglossia, and Frenotomy: A Literature Review

Objective Breastfeeding plays a key role in the development of baby, addition to benefits mother and this dyad. Among possible difficulties process, we have ankyloglossia. Some professionals opt for frenotomy, although literature is controversial. This paper aims present how provides subsidies health professionals' decision action intersection themes: breastfeeding, ankyloglossia, frenotomy. Materials methods The research on platforms SciELO PubMed used terms: lingual frenulum same ones associated with breastfeeding. A specific inclusion exclusion criteria were applied validated by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association reduce any bias analysis. In end, 16 papers included and, thematic equivalence, divided into two domains: association between alteration breastfeeding frenotomy Results does not assure that standard conduct be adopted cases difficulty Conclusion Further studies are needed different types ankyloglossia their direct influence sucking function lactation difficulties.