Mothers' experiences of breastfeeding a child with tongue‐tie
Tongue‐tie is characterized by an abnormally tight, short and thick lingual frenulum restricting the tongue's movement. This functional impairment can hinder a child's ability to maintain an effective latch and suckle and may lead to complex breastfeeding difficulties. The primary aim of t...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:7988863 2023-05-15T17:22:09+02:00 Mothers' experiences of breastfeeding a child with tongue‐tie Waterman, Jillian Lee, Tiffany Etchegary, Holly Drover, Anne Twells, Laurie 2020-11-24 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7988863/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33230939 https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13115 en eng John Wiley and Sons Inc. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7988863/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33230939 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13115 © 2020 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. CC-BY-NC-ND Matern Child Nutr Original Articles Text 2020 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13115 2021-03-28T01:51:51Z Tongue‐tie is characterized by an abnormally tight, short and thick lingual frenulum restricting the tongue's movement. This functional impairment can hinder a child's ability to maintain an effective latch and suckle and may lead to complex breastfeeding difficulties. The primary aim of this study was to explore the experiences of mothers who have breastfed a child with tongue‐tie, including their experiences with the health care system. A qualitative description study design was used. Two semistructured focus groups were conducted in February 2016 with a total of nine participants in the largest metropolitan area of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Content analysis using constant comparison revealed a common incongruity between participants' breastfeeding expectations and their actual experiences of feeding a child with tongue‐tie. Three major themes are discussed: mothers' well‐being, strained interpersonal relationships and frustration with the health care system. Text Newfoundland PubMed Central (PMC) Canada Newfoundland Maternal & Child Nutrition 17 2 |
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Tongue‐tie is characterized by an abnormally tight, short and thick lingual frenulum restricting the tongue's movement. This functional impairment can hinder a child's ability to maintain an effective latch and suckle and may lead to complex breastfeeding difficulties. The primary aim of this study was to explore the experiences of mothers who have breastfed a child with tongue‐tie, including their experiences with the health care system. A qualitative description study design was used. Two semistructured focus groups were conducted in February 2016 with a total of nine participants in the largest metropolitan area of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Content analysis using constant comparison revealed a common incongruity between participants' breastfeeding expectations and their actual experiences of feeding a child with tongue‐tie. Three major themes are discussed: mothers' well‐being, strained interpersonal relationships and frustration with the health care system. |
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