Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Pacifier Use May Decrease Risk if SID Category: Pediatrics News Article 17 Oct 2005 email this article to a friend printer friendly version view all opinions on this write an opinion on this Dr. Fern Hauck, associate professor of family medicine at the University Of Virginia Health System and lead researcher for an analysis on pacifier use, reviewed several studies that showed a decreased risk of SIDS with pacifier use, especially when given at bedtime. The results of these studies were analyzed to come up with an overall summary statistic for pacifier benefit. This summary statistic indicates that infants using a pacifier have almost a two-thirds reduction in risk, compared to infants who did not use a pacifier: " We now recommend that parents and caregivers offer babies a pacifier for all sleep episodes, including daytime naps. It is a potential method to reduce the risk of SIDS among all populations of infants under one year of age, which is the peak age group for this occurrence. " ProfNet Ste 200, 888 Veterans Highway Hauppauge, NY 11788 United States profnet.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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