Pacifier use may lower risk of SIDS
...diatrics (AAP) Task Force on SIDS, suggesting that pacifier use be encouraged for children less than one year of age. "Its important to note that the AAPs pacifier recommendations are not unique," says author Elizabeth Damato, Ph.D., RN. "A variety of studies have......dren's oral health. There are positive effects of pacifier use, however. In addition to calming the infant, pacifier use can also assist in reducing the incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, according to...