Table 5.

Outcomes at 1 Week of Age Based on Initial Newborn Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function Score

Function Impaired (n = 5)Perfect (n = 8)
Bottle-feeding only2 (40%)1 (12.5%)
Breast-feeding and bottle-feeding1 (20%)3 (37.5%)
Breast-feeding only04 (50%)
Frenotomy followed by breast-feeding only2 (40%)0