Assessment of Ankyloglossia (Tongue Tie) in Newborns and Early Infancy: A review of recent national guidelines from RCPI - 19th November 2026

Overview:

Tongue tie has become a cause of concern for many parents of newborns today. It requires careful assessment and consideration by skilled professionals however there can be a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding about tongue tie and its relationship to feeding difficulties which is targeted at parents at a vulnerable time.

This session will look at the recent national guidelines on tongue tie published by an expert group from RCPI in 2025. It will address the evidence base for assessment and management of tongue tie, the impact on feeding and speech development, and how SLTs may incorporate this into their practice.

Speaker Bio: Zelda Green - Clinical Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Neonatology.

Zelda is a clinical specialist SLT in Neonatology working full time in the neonatal unit at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street since 2021. She is current chairperson of the hospital infant feeding committee and has established strong connections with the hospital wide multidisciplinary team involved in infant feeding including lactation consultants, dietitians, midwifery, neonatal nursing, antenatal education, neonatologists as well as neonatal occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Research interests include developing a core outcome set for infant feeding in neonatal care to move beyond traditional measures of weight and volume and incorporate more family and baby friendly outcomes’.