Relationship between lingual tab, suction and breastfeeding in newborns in a hospital in Pamplona (Colombia)

Authors

  • Paola-Andrea Cote-Mantilla Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
  • Andrés Llanos-Redondo Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
  • Nixon Zambrano-Medina Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.41.02.001.510

Keywords:

Breastfeeding, lingual frenum, suction and infant, newborn

Abstract

Objective: Relational lingual frenum, sucking, and breastfeeding, in live newborns in a hospital in Pamplona.

Materials and methods: Qualitative, descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study to establish the relationship between tongue-tie, suck, and breastfeeding. One hundred four mother-child pairings were evaluated at a Hospital in Pamplona with the Tongue  test.

Results: Of the 104 binomials evaluated, 33.7% presented altered breastfeeding, and 7.7% presented altered lingual frenulum; 37.5% showed altered suction, the characteristics present in the lingual frenulum, sucking, and maternal breastfeeding were determined, taking as references studies carried out to compare them.

Conclusions: There is evidence of a close correlation between the short lingual frenulum that affects sucking and breastfeeding. However, its alteration is not the only factor that affects sucking processes and breastfeeding.

Author Biographies

Paola-Andrea Cote-Mantilla, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia

Fonoaudióloga, Universidad de Pamplona (Colombia). paola.cote@unipamplona.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9027-6024

Andrés Llanos-Redondo, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia

Fonoaudiólogo, Universidad de Pamplona (Colombia). Especialista en Pedagogía e Investigación en el Aula, Universidad de La Sabana (Colombia). Magíster en Salud Pública, Universidad Adventista de Chile. Doctor en Fonoaudiología, Universidad del Museo Social Argentino. Docente, Universidad de Pamplona (Colombia). andres.llanos@unipamplona.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7860-8935

Nixon Zambrano-Medina, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombia

Licenciado en Estadística, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). Magíster en Educación, Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (Venezuela). Doctor en Educación, Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador. Docente, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Colombia). nixonalbeirozm@ufps.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0810-9508

Published

2025-06-13

How to Cite

Cote-Mantilla, P.-A., Llanos-Redondo, A., & Zambrano-Medina, . N. (2025). Relationship between lingual tab, suction and breastfeeding in newborns in a hospital in Pamplona (Colombia). SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SALUD UNINORTE, 41(2), 608–624. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.41.02.001.510

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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