I would be interested in seeing this also.  It seems obvious that if
pacifier use while sleeping protects against sids, it is because frequent
bouts of sucking while sleeping protect against sids, which ofcourse is what
a baby sleeping with his mother is doing throughout the night.  Sleeping
with a pacifier is an imitation of cosleeping, albeit only one aspect of
it.
Lets hope the researchers take this further and eventually get mothers and
babies back together.
All the best,
Chayn Fogelman IBCLC in Israel

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Norma Ritter <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> Dear Dr Kerac,
> Thank you for sharing the Pediatrics meta-analysis on whether pacifiers
> reduce the risk if SIDS.
>
> I would be very interested to know if there have been any studies comparing
> the use of pacifiers to nursing babies sleeping in the same bed as their
> mothers under safe conditions (no fluffy covers, non-smoking, etc.)
>
> norma
>
> Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
> Breastfeeding Matters in the Capital Region
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>
>
> >CONCLUSIONS.: Published case-control studies demonstrate a significant
> reduced risk of SIDS with pacifier use, particularly when placed for sleep.
> Encouraging pacifier use is likely to be beneficial on a population-wide
> basis: 1 SIDS death could be prevented for every 2733 (95% CI: 2416-3334)
> infants who use a pacifier when placed for sleep (number needed to treat),
> based on the US SIDS rate and the last-sleep multivariate SOR resulting
> from
> this analysis. Therefore, we recommend that pacifiers be offered to infants
> as a potential method to reduce the risk of SIDS. The pacifier should be
> offered to the infant when being placed for all sleep episodes, including
> daytime naps and nighttime sleeps. This is a US Preventive Services Task
> Force level B strength of recommendation based on the consistency of
> findings and the likelihood that the beneficial effects will outweigh any
> potential negative effects. In consideration of potential adverse effects,
> we recommend pacifier use for infants up to 1 year of age, which includes
> the peak ages for SIDS risk and the period in which the infant's need for
> sucking is highest. For breastfed infants, pacifiers should be introduced
> after breastfeeding has been well established.<
>
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