Infant pacifiers for reduction in risk of sudden infant death syndrome

Psaila, Kim; Foster, Jann P; Pulbrook, Neil; Jeffery, Heather

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011147.pub2

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“…In addition to accidental suffocation, previous studies show that several risk factors related to sudden infant death syndrome, such as prematurity, male gender, passive smoking, newborn overheating and ventral decubitus (18)(19) . Studies performed in England (19) and in the Unites States (20) stressed the greater risk for sudden infant death in families in situation of social vulnerability, as well as the influence of parental behavioral aspects, such as the belief that the baby is not in risk when they practice co-sleeping, being their decision-making process guided by the perception of what would bring comfort to the child and make them sleep.…”

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Nursing diagnoses in primary health care consultations to newborns

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Objective: To describe and analyze nursing diagnoses established on newborns’ medical consultations in a primary health care service. Method: Descriptive, analytical and quantitative study performed in a primary health care clinic in São Paulo. Data were collected from the medical records of 37 children treated in 39 nursing consultations during their neonatal period. The identified nursing diagnoses were analyzed regarding: frequency, classification in strengthening or exhaustion in light of the health-disease process, and the correspondence with the essential needs of infants. Results: 372 diagnoses were identified, most of them of strengthening (71%), such as efficient development (n = 37) and effective growth (n = 36). Among the exhaustion diagnoses (29%), there was a predominance of risk for suffocation (n = 15) and impaired tissue integrity (n = 14). Most diagnoses corresponded to the need of physical protection and security. Conclusion: Families are strengthened in the care of the essential needs of newborns, however, preventing diseases is necessary.

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confidence: 99%

Nursing diagnoses in primary health care consultations to newborns

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“…By contrast, bottle-feeding and non-nutritive sucking, particularly pacifier use, are common practices associated with a range of advantages and disadvantages. For instance, pacifier use has been associated with accelerated maturation of oral sucking in preterm infants [3, 4], reduction in infants’ pain during medical procedures [5], reduction in a child’s risk of developing allergies [6], and a reduction in the risk of sudden infant death syndrome) [7]; however, evidence from randomised controlled trials is lacking to unequivocally support or refute the effect of use of pacifiers for risk of sudden infant death syndrome [8]. By contrast, pacifier use during infancy has been associated with increased occurrence of gastrointestinal infections, diarrhoea, and oral candida [9, 10], an increased risk of ear infections and malocclusion [11-13], a case of bowel obstruction [14], poorer emotional competence in boys and young adult males [15], and shorter duration of breastfeeding [16]; however, other research has not supported this latter association [17].…”

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Pacifiers, Thumb Sucking, Breastfeeding, and Bottle Use: Oral Sucking Habits of Children with and without Phonological Impairment

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et al. 2018

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Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the nutritive and non-nutritive oral sucking habits (breastfeeding, bottle use, pacifier/dummy/soother use, thumb/finger sucking) of preschoolers with and without phonological impairment, and to determine whether oral sucking habits are associated with the presence and severity of phonological impairment. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 199 Australian English-speaking preschoolers with and without phonological impairment. Preschoolers’ speech was directly assessed, and parents/caregivers completed a questionnaire. Chi-square (χ²) tests were used to examine relationships between oral sucking habits and the presence and severity of phonological impairment. Results: Based on caregiver reports, 79.9% of participants had been breastfed (33.3% for >12 months), 58.3% had used a pacifier (74.2% for ≥12 months), 83.9% had used a bottle (73.4% for > 12 months), and 15.1% sucked their thumb/fingers. There was no association between a history of oral sucking and the presence and severity of phonological impairment. Conclusion: The majority of preschoolers had been breastfed and bottle-fed, and more than half had used a pacifier. The findings support an understanding that phonological impairment is not associated with a history of nutritive and non-nutritive sucking habits. Research is needed to examine the association between oral sucking habits and other types of speech sound disorders.

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“…The AFP (2009) states that a pacifier should not be actively discouraged and could be especially beneficial in the first 6 months of life. A decisive factor in this new position was the observation that a pacifier plays an important role in the prevention of SIDS, which is one of the major causes of death among children between one and 12 months of age in the USA.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%