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Table 2 Values of breastfeeding self-efficacy, pain, and breastfeeding scores at start and end of follow-up

From: Does neonatal ankyloglossia interfere in the growth of infants during the first 6 months of life? A case series nested in a cohort study

Case

BSES-SF

SF-MPQ

LATCH score

Weight in grams (weight gain in g/day)

BMI (Z-score for age)

Underwent Frenotomy

Situation at discharge

1 month

6 months

1 month

6 months

1 month

6 months

1st month

3rd month

6th month

1st month

3rd month

6th month

1

41

51

30

6

9

10

3830 (32.28)

5470 (19.37)

6612 (16.83)

13.06 (−0.86)

16 (−0.32)

17.2 (0.56)

No

No alteration

2

65

52

19

13

10

8

4248 (33.42)

6792 (41.66)

8610 (12.41)

15.7 (0.37)

18.2 (0.89)

19.3 (1.28)

Yes

Pain persistence

3

61

46

1

2

10

10

3340 (32.33)

5374 (28.44)

7438 (11.6)

13.9 (−0.43)

16.8 (0.05)

17.9 (0.36)

No

No alteration

4

61

56

3

0

9

10

3140 (−6.81)

6286 (44.37)

8462 (28.05)

11.6 (−1.52)

16.6 (−0.23)

18.5 (0.75)

No

No alteration

5

67

61

4

0

9

10

3868 (35.09)

5358 (17.57)

6522 (10.4)

14 (−0.79)

14.2 (−2.03)

14.8 (−1.97)

No

No alteration

6

63

61

19

2

10

10

4662 (26.8)

6122 (22.40)

7758 (12.0)

15.4 (0.41)

17 (0.40)

17.8 (0.56)

No

No alteration

7

51

63

6

0

10

10

4412 (37.8)

7242 (26.82)

7832 (12.27)

15.1 (0.33)

18 (0.77)

18.4 (0.94)

No

No alteration

8

70

70

13

0

10

9

5416 (49.54)

7666 (29.72)

9412 (17.02)

17.3 (1.59)

19.9 (1.94)

21.3 (2.44)

Yes

Tongue movement restrictions

  1. Anthropometry in the first, second, and third months of life
  2. BSES-SF Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale—Short Form, SF-MPQ Short Form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, LATCH latch, audible swallowing, type of nipple, comfort, hold, BMI body mass index