Being tongue-tied conjures up, for most of us, an image of a nervous, stammering person tripping over words. What parents don’t usually realize is that tongue-tie can also affect newborns – but more as a physical condition rather than a psychological one. Ankyloglossia (the medical term for “tongue-tie”) is a fairly common congenital oral problem that affects up to 1 in 10 newborns. “If the father is tongue-tied, it is more likely that the baby will be too,” said Sofie Jacobs, Annerly midwife and tongue-tie expert.