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Pacifier Use and SIDS
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Using pacifiers responsibly
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Non-nutritive sucking helps premature babies
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking Premature Infants
Happy baby laying on the back

Pacifiers against SIDS
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking SIDS

Sucking as a psychological resource and the parallels with TCM
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking TCM

Effects on tooth position of a pacifier with especially thin nipple neck
Primary Dentition Oral Care Pacifier
sleeping baby with pacifier

Pacifiers as a protective factor against SIDS
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The perfect alternative
Primary Dentition Oral Care Pacifier
Mother and sibling cuddle with baby, baby has pacifier in mouth

Pacifiers do not inhibit successful breastfeeding
Pacifier Breastfeeding SIDS
Toddler sits on bed and has pacifier in its mouth, it grasps the pacifier with both hands

The Benefits of Non-Nutritive Sucking
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking Premature Infants
Premature baby in an incubator in hospital

Advantages of non-nutritive sucking for preterm infants
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking Premature Infants
newborn baby drinking from mothers breast

Premature babies benefit from using pacifiers
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking Premature Infants

Non-nutritive sucking and its effect on the time between tube feeding and breastfeeding in premature babies
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking Premature Infants
Baby with pacifier

Sucking relaxes babies
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Mother lying in bed, newborn baby lying on her chest

The positive effects of sucking and skin contact
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking Children's Health
Baby eats cooked vegetables

Pacifiers: an overview of the benefits, risks and recommendations
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking SIDS
Mother breastfeeds her baby and affectionately holds its head

Effect of restricted pacifier use in breastfeeding term infants
Pacifier Breastfeeding WHO

The sucking instinct and suck training during infancy
Pacifier Non Nutritive Sucking Nutrition & Health

Studies confirm that pacifiers and breastfeeding are well compatible.* According to the current WHO/UNICEF guidelines “10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”, hospitals should counsel parents on the use and risks of feeding bottles, teats and pacifiers.**

*Jaafar SH, et al. Database Syst Rev. 2016; (8):CD007202
**WHO. Geneva: World Health Organization. 2018; Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO