Many Kiwi parents have the thin attachment under the tongues of new babies cut, hoping it will help with breastfeeding, but no one knows how many. Photo / 3pix Studio Associato di Garelli, Maccolini e Piana
Tongue-tie surgery can help a baby’s breastfeeding – or can be risky and unnecessary. Occasionally, newborns have been injured. No agency collects a full set of data but what the Government does gather suggests surgery numbers have tripled in 20 years. Hannah Brown examines what’s driving the spike.
