Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement on Ankyloglossia in Breastfeeding Dyads

Yvonne LeFort¹, Amy Evans^{2

3}, Verity Livingstone⁴, Pamela Douglas^{5

6}, Nanette Dahlquist⁷, Brian Donnelly⁸, Kathy Leeper⁹, Earl Harley¹⁰, Susan Lappin¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Milford Breastfeeding Clinic, Auckland, New Zealand.
² Center for Breastfeeding Medicine, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California, USA.
³ UCSF-Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.
⁴ Vancouver Breastfeeding Clinic, Department of Family Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.
⁵ Maternity Newborn and Families Research Collaborative MHIQ, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Discipline of General Practice, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Westside Breastfeeding Center, Hillsboro Pediatric Clinic, Hillsboro, Oregon, USA.
⁸ General Pediatrician, Allegheny Health Network, Pediatrics Adjunct Professor Pediatrics, Carlow University, Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁹ Milkworks Non-profit Breastfeeding Center, Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
¹⁰ School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
¹¹ Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Director of Newborn Services, IWK Hospital and Medical Direct Collaborative Breastfeeding, Halifax, Canada.

Yvonne LeFort et al. Breastfeed Med. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;16(4):278-281.

doi: 10.1089/bfm.2021.29179.ylf.

Yvonne LeFort¹, Amy Evans^{2

3}, Verity Livingstone⁴, Pamela Douglas^{5

6}, Nanette Dahlquist⁷, Brian Donnelly⁸, Kathy Leeper⁹, Earl Harley¹⁰, Susan Lappin¹¹

¹ Milford Breastfeeding Clinic, Auckland, New Zealand.
² Center for Breastfeeding Medicine, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California, USA.
³ UCSF-Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.
⁴ Vancouver Breastfeeding Clinic, Department of Family Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.
⁵ Maternity Newborn and Families Research Collaborative MHIQ, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Discipline of General Practice, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Westside Breastfeeding Center, Hillsboro Pediatric Clinic, Hillsboro, Oregon, USA.
⁸ General Pediatrician, Allegheny Health Network, Pediatrics Adjunct Professor Pediatrics, Carlow University, Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁹ Milkworks Non-profit Breastfeeding Center, Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
¹⁰ School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
¹¹ Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Director of Newborn Services, IWK Hospital and Medical Direct Collaborative Breastfeeding, Halifax, Canada.

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