BMJ  2004;329 (24 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7459.0

Dummies do not affect breast feeding

Use of dummies for preterm infants does not affect their breastfeeding habits. Collins and colleagues (p 193) randomised 303 infants to feeding with an artificial bottle or with a cup, with or without also using a dummy, and found that infants who were cup fed were more likely to be fully breast fed on discharge home, but were in hospital for longer. Using a dummy did not affect breast feeding, and compliance to cup feed was poor. After three to six months the proportion of infants being breast fed did not differ among the groups.

Credit: MAURO FERMARIELLO/SPL


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Effect of bottles, cups, and dummies on breast feeding in preterm infants: a randomised controlled trial
Carmel T Collins, Philip Ryan, Caroline A Crowther, Andrew J McPhee, Susan Paterson, and Janet E Hiller
BMJ 2004 329: 193-198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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