NEW YORK — Tongue-tie, a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding, may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors' group said. The ...

Your device does not support the audio. New parents have a long list of things to watch to ensure their child is healthy and developing properly. More observations to add to the list: does the child’s ...

I often find myself tied up by parents with lots of questions about their infant or young child being tongue-tied. Let me see if I can stick out some information on this topic. Tongue tie or what also ...

Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) can be alarming for new parents—but does your child's tongue actually need to be clipped? Cindy Gellner, MD, addresses the myths and facts about a frenotomy, from the ...

Tongue tie surgery involves separating the lining that connects the mouth to the tongue, known as the frenulum. It is a surgery to treat tongue tie, which is when the frenulum is unusually short or ...

For some new moms, nothing can be more stressful than getting their infant to start nursing. Many anxious moms hire lactation consultants, especially if their baby has something called a "tongue tie." ...