Cochrane · systematic review · CD007202
Effect of restricted pacifier use in breastfeeding term infants for increasing duration of breastfeeding
Jaafar, SH, Ho, JJ, Jahanfar, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
1
No studies
5
Included studies
NR
No studies 5 · 83.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Restriction of pacifier use versus no restriction for increasing duration of breastfeeding
Population: healthy full‐term newborns whose mothers have initiated breastfeeding and intend to exclusively breastfeed
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of infants exclusively breastfed at 4‐6 months Restriction of pacifier use vs no restriction | RR 1.01 [0.94, 1.09] | 1 study · 970 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Duration of full or exclusive breastfeeding Restriction of pacifier use vs no restriction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Breastfeeding difficulties Restriction of pacifier use vs no restriction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Maternal satisfaction and level of confidence in parenting Restriction of pacifier use vs no restriction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Infant otitis media Restriction of pacifier use vs no restriction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Infant dental malocclusion Restriction of pacifier use vs no restriction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |