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Breastfeeding and dummy use have a protective effect on sudden infant death syndrome
Author(s) -
Alm Bernt,
Wennergren Göran,
Möllborg Per,
Lagercrantz Hugo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.13124
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , pacifier , sudden infant death syndrome , medicine , pediatrics , infant mortality , environmental health , population
We conducted a literature review on the effect of breastfeeding and dummy (pacifier) use on sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS ). From 4343 abstracts, we identified 35 relevant studies on breastfeeding and SIDS , 27 on dummy use and SIDS and 59 on dummy use versus breastfeeding. Conclusion We found ample evidence that both breastfeeding and dummy use reduce the risk of SIDS . There has been a general reluctance to endorse dummy use in case it has a detrimental effect of breastfeeding. However, recent evidence suggests that dummy use might not be as harmful to breastfeeding as previously believed.