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A randomized and controlled trial to examine the impact of lingual frenotomy on bottle feeding mechanics
"Some babies are born with tongue-tie where an unusually short or tight band of tissue tethers the bottom of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. Babies with tongue-tie can have a hard time breastfeeding. We hypothesize that with a lingual frenotomy, a surgical...
Should Infants Be Separated From COVID-19-Positive Mothers?
BY MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2020--In a new commentary, Alison Stuebe, MD, President of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, addresses the risks and benefits of separating infants from COVID-19-positive mothers...
Can COVID-19 Damage Your Teeth And Mouth?
HUFFPOST.COM | BY Julia Ries 11/16/2020 10:08am EST | Updated November 16, 2020 "COVID-19 was once thought to mainly affect the lungs, but throughout the pandemic we’ve learned that’s certainly not the case...Now, more anecdotal reports are surfacing that the...