Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement on Ankyloglossia in Breastfeeding Dyads

Yvonne LeFort, Milford Breastfeeding Clinic, Auckland, New Zealand.
Amy Evans, Center for Breastfeeding Medicine, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California, USA.
Verity Livingstone, Vancouver Breastfeeding Clinic, Department of Family Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.
Pamela Douglas, Maternity Newborn and Families Research Collaborative MHIQ, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Nanette Dahlquist, Westside Breastfeeding Center, Hillsboro Pediatric Clinic, Hillsboro, Oregon, USA.
Brian Donnelly, General Pediatrician, Allegheny Health Network, Pediatrics Adjunct Professor Pediatrics, Carlow University, Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kathy Leeper, Milkworks Non-profit Breastfeeding Center, Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Earl Harley, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Susan Lappin, Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Director of Newborn Services, IWK Hospital and Medical Direct Collaborative Breastfeeding, Halifax, Canada.

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