Updated 8 August 2022
Babytobreast Ltd provides infant feeding advice and frenulotomy (tongue tie division) services to self-paying women and families living in Nottingham, Derbyshire, Birmingham and surrounding areas. The service accepts self-referrals for babies up to the age of one year.
The service has not previously been inspected. It was registered with CQC in April 2019. The registered manager is a registered midwife and is the sole staff member of the service. They are a member of the Royal College of Midwives, the Lactation Consultants of Great Britain, International Lactation Consultant Association and the Association of Tongue-Tie Practitioners.
The service delivers the regulated activity of surgical procedures by performing frenulotomy, often referred to as tongue-tie division. It involves dividing restrictive tissue under the tongue, so the baby can breast feed or artificially feed effectively. The registered manager is qualified to provide frenulotomy divisions and offers this from new-born to one year old. If a division is indicated in an older baby, the provider refers the case to the local NHS team direct or to the patient’s GP. In 2021, the service completed 1049 frenulotomy procedures. The procedure was performed in 85% of first appointments booked. The remaining 15% of activity was the provision of feeding support.
The provider offers consultations and procedures in clinics in three different geographical locations throughout the week. Clinics were delivered from the service registered address in Matlock, and also in Nottingham and Solihull. The provider also offers some home visits if required. All appointments are booked in advance and some out-of-hours appointments are available at the Peak District clinic. The service offers appointments Monday to Friday and booking is via the providers website through an automated booking facility. Appointments are a mixture of assessment for treatment and surgical divisions.
In addition to the frenulotomy service, the provider offers baby feeding services, which are not regulated by CQC.