Pacifier use versus no pacifier use in breastfeeding term infants for increasing duration of breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Policies and Practices in Canadian Hospitals: Comparing 1993 with 2007

“…This result reflects the diverse nature of provincially managed health care in Canada and is reported to Step 9: Give no artificial teats or pacifiers (also called dummies or soothers) to breastfeeding infants The use of pacifiers for breastfeeding infants remains controversial and it is unclear whether pacifiers are an independent causal factor for reducing breastfeeding duration (36).…”

“…In Step 4, evidence now supports encouraging breastfeeding more slowly through skin-to-skin contact rather than putting the baby on the breast immediately after birth (25). In Step 9, the use of pacifiers for breastfeeding infants remains controversial (36).…”