Scientists determine the proportion of babies with tongue tie (TT) who require frenotomy in one health region in Canada. (IMAGE)

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Scientists determine the proportion of babies with tongue tie (TT) who require frenotomy in one health region in Canada.

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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 as well as the frequency of frenotomy.

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"Breast feeding" by marki1983 Image source link: https://openverse.org/image/3f68f24b-b701-47c3-ae0b-9736bf61d819

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