Pacifier use and sleep position in 2 to 4 month old infants
I. A. Kelmanson · Klinische Pädiatrie · 2000 · Heft 05 · S. 273-276
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Abstract: Much interest has been raised in optimal infant care practices which can be preventive against sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). In particular, avoiding prone sleep and the use of a pacifier were reported to be associated with a reduced risk for SIDS. It was suggested that potential beneficial effect resulted from the use of a pacifier might be ascribed at least in part to the prevention of an infant to be put prone to sleep and/or to turn down prone in sleep. To explore this hypothesis, the study aimed to analyse potential interaction between the habitual sleep position and the regular use of a pac…