The continuing discussion on pacifiers and SIDS due to the article in the  
British Medical Journal at 
_http://bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/bmj.38671.640475.55v1?ecoll_ (http://bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/bmj.38671.640475.55v1?ecoll) 
,  shows yet again that researchers are still not studying a crucial element 
in the  relationship between pacifier use and breathing. There is no 
differentiation  between babies who were habitual pacifier users and those who never 
used  pacifiers. As Dr. Peter Fleming has said, it is among habitual pacifier 
users  where there is an increased risk of SIDS when those babies did not use a  
pacifier for their last sleep. That is quite different from making a 
statement  that all babies should use pacifiers to prevent SIDS.
 
Another view on this can be found at 
_http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/sids.htm_ (http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/sids.htm) .
 
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA

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