Myofunctional Therapy Research

Infant Feeding Problems

Myofunctional Therapy UK is committed to the provision of evidence based clinical treatment.

In this page you will find the latest research providing information and data validating Myofunctional Therapy as a key adjunctive to optimal oral and airway health.

How feasible is Baby-led Weaning as an approach to infant feeding? A review of the evidence. Cameron SL, Heath AL, Taylor RW. Nutrients. 2012 Nov 2;4(11):1575-609. doi: 10.3390/nu4111575.
Is breastfeeding in infancy predictive of child mental well-being and protective against obesity at 9 years of age? Reynolds D, Hennessy E, Polek E Child Care Health Dev. 2013 Dec 19. doi: 10.1111/cch.12126. [Epub ahead of print]
Association between breastfeeding and breathing pattern in children: a sectional study. Lopes TS, Moura LF, Lima MC. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2014 Apr 1. pii: S0021-7557(14)00040-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2013.12.011. [Epub ahead of print]
Guidelines for the evaluation and management of neonatal ankyloglossia and its complications in the breastfeeding dyad, American Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (AABM) 2016
Tongue-Tie children with a severe Hazelbaker score or difficult breastfeeding greatly benefit from frenotomy or frenuloplasty with/without anaesthesia - First do or do no harm? Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, 123(3), e76–e81. Auychai, P., Neff, A., & Pitak-Arnnop, P. 2022
Nobody ever told me (or my mother) that!Everything from bottles and breathing to healthy speech development!, Arlington, TX: Sensory World, Bahr, D. 2010
Pediatric Oral Motor Feeding Assessments: TOTs/OMD References Page 3 A Systematic Review, Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, Barton, C., Bickell, M., & Fucile, S., 2018