Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ipoh Specialist Hospital, Raja Dihilir Street, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, 30450
PMID: 21412899 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007202.pub2

Abstract

To successfully initiate and maintain breastfeeding for a longer duration, the World Health Organization's Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding recommends total avoidance of artificial teats or pacifiers for breastfeeding infants. Offering the pacifier instead of the breast to calm the infant may lead to less frequent episodes of breastfeeding and as a consequence may reduce breast milk production and shorten duration of breastfeeding; however, this remains unclear.

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