Canadian Family Physician
Pacifiers and breastfeeding duration in infants
By Caitlin R Finley and Lauren Eastman.
Abstract
Does restricting early use of pacifiers in term infants result in higher rates of breastfeeding up to 6 months of age? In healthy infants born after 37 weeks’ gestation, restricting the use of pacifiers does not change rates of breastfeeding up to 6 months of age . Results are statistically
Keywords
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Open access
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At a glance
- Journal
- Canadian Family Physician
- Published
- 1 October 2026