Frenotomy vs no frenotomy or sham procedure: Maternal nipple pain assessed by a validated pain scale ‐ SF‐MPQ pain scale
Frenotomy showed no clear difference in maternal nipple pain assessed by a validated pain scale ‐ visual… compared with no frenotomy or sham procedure (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Frenotomy vs no frenotomy or sham procedure Maternal nipple pain assessed by a validated pain scale ‐ visual analogue pain scale · tongue‐tie in newborn infants Frenotomy showed no clear difference in maternal nipple pain assessed by a validated pain scale ‐ visual… compared with no frenotomy or sham procedure (low certainty). Frenotomy for tongue‐tie in newborn infants (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 183 participants | Low |
Frenotomy vs no frenotomy or sham procedure Maternal nipple pain assessed by a validated pain scale ‐ SF‐MPQ pain scale · tongue‐tie in newborn infants Frenotomy showed no clear difference in maternal nipple pain assessed by a validated pain scale ‐ SF‐MPQ… compared with no frenotomy or sham procedure (low certainty). Frenotomy for tongue‐tie in newborn infants (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 58 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenotomy for tongue‐tie in newborn infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.