Open AccessPacifier Use, Early Weaning, and Cry/Fuss Behavior
Author(s) -
Michael S. Kramer
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.286.3.322
Subject(s) - pacifier , crying , medicine , breastfeeding , observational study , weaning , psychological intervention , randomized controlled trial , pediatrics , intervention (counseling) , nursing , psychiatry , surgery , pathology , endocrinology
The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund strongly discourage use of pacifiers because of their perceived interference with breastfeeding. Observational studies have reported a strong association between pacifier use and early weaning, but such studies are unable to determine whether the association is causal.
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