Correlation between Pacifier Use in Preterm Neonates and Breastfeeding in Infancy: A Systematic Review.

Eirini Orovou Maria Tzitiridou-Hatzopoulou Maria DaglaPanagiotis EskitzisErmioni PalaskaMaria Iliadou Georgios Iatrakis Evangelia Antoniou

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Pacifier use in preterm infants helps transition from tube to oral feeding, breastfeeding, faster weight gain and earlier discharge from the NICU. However, the relationship between pacifiers and breastfeeding is more complicated, as it appears to be influenced by additional risk factors.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
weight gain
body mass index
risk factors
birth weight
weight loss