title: Breastfeeding and dummy use have a protective effect on sudden infant death syndrome.
abstract: We conducted a literature review on the effect of breastfeeding and dummy (pacifier) use on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). From 4343 abstracts, we identified 35 relevant studies on breastfeeding and SIDS, 27 on dummy use and SIDS and 59 on dummy use versus breastfeeding.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found ample evidence that both breastfeeding and dummy use reduce the risk of SIDS. There has been a general reluctance to endorse dummy use in case it has a detrimental effect of breastfeeding. However, recent evidence suggests that dummy use might not be as harmful to breastfeeding as previously believed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Bernt
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3557-2995
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alm
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wennergren
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Möllborg
authors.affiliation: Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lagercrantz
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041361:Pacifiers; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Breastfeeding; Dummy; Pacifier; Review; Sudden infant death syndrome