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pacifier
Indications:
- may reduce risk of sudden infant death syndrome
- infants whose parents clean their pacifiers by sucking on them are at lower risk for developing asthma & eczema [1]
General
device (medical device)
References
- Hesselmar B et al
Pacifier cleaning practices and risk of allergy development.
Pediatrics May 6, 2013
PMID: 23650304
- Hauck FR, Omojokun OO, Siadaty MS.
Do pacifiers reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome?
A meta-analysis.
Pediatrics. 2005 Nov;116(5):e716-23. Epub 2005 Oct 10.
PMID: 16216900
- Li D-K et al,
Use of a dummy (pacifier) during sleep and risk of sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS): population based case-control
study
BMJ 2006; 332:18
PMID: 16339767
- Kassa H, Moon RY, Colvin JD
Risk Factors for Sleep-Related Infant Deaths in In-Home
and Out-of-Home Settings.
Pediatrics Oct 2016, e20161124
PMID: 27940776
- TASK FORCE ON SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016
Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment.
Pediatrics Oct 2016, e20162938;
PMID: 27940804
- Moon RY, TASK FORCE ON SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Evidence Base
for 2016 Updated Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping
Environment.
Pediatrics Oct 2016, e20162940
PMID: 27940805