Speaker Type: Tongue-Tie Symposium 2020, Tongue Tie Symposium 2022, Clinical Support of Infant Sucking Skills Lecture Pack
Country: United Kingdom
Biography:
Sarah is a Registered General Nurse, Health Visitor, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Tongue-tie Practitioner with a busy private practice based in Cambridgeshire, UK. Sarah worked as a volunteer breastfeeding counsellor for the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers for several years and continues to run a weekly breastfeeding support group as a volunteer. Sarah is a founder member and former Chair of The Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners in the UK and is the author of the book, ‘Why Tongue-tie Matters’. She offers an online course in tongue-tie and infant feeding in association with Babyem and provides education on infant feeding and tongue-tie for healthcare professionals and breastfeeding supporters in the public, private and volunteer sectors.
This presentation explores professional and lay perspectives on bleeding post tongue-tie division. It will examine what constitutes abnormal bleeding and why this may occur. Risk assessment and reduction will be discussed. Management strategies that have been found to be effective, along with the development of guidelines on bleeding by the Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners will be described.
This presentation will examine the impact Covid 19 had on infant feeding and in particular the provision of tongue-tie services in the UK and other parts of the world during the period March to September 2020. It will look at the impact changes in provision had on the infant feeding experiences of families. It will also explore how practitioners managed services during the pandemic and what the lasting effects on those services have been. Specific concerns around transmission of Covid 19 during oral procedures will also be considered. Consideration to lessons learned will be given.
This presentation will discuss the difficulties that surround defining and assessing for tongue-tie. It will explore what we know about the role of the tongue in infant feeding by reviewing evidence from ultrasound studies and other research on latch and examining what this tells us about the normal functioning of the tongue. Various available assessment tools will be described along with how these may assist in differentiating between a normal and abnormal lingual frenulum. Also discussed will be other causes of tongue restriction and how to differentiate these from an abnormal lingual frenulum.
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