Pacifier use and interruption of exclusive breastfeeding: a cohort study

• Autor(a) principal: Morais, Suelly Pinto Teixeira de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Abdias Medeiros de, Pinto, Elizabete de Jesus, Vieira, Graciete Oliveira, Oliveira, Romario Carneiro de, Oliveira, Vinicius Carneiro de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/2999
• topic: Amamentação; Desmame precoce; Chupeta; Aleitamento Materno; Lactancia materna; Destete temprano; Chupete; Breastfeeding; Early weaning; Pacifiers

This study investigates the possible association between pacifier use and early termination of exclusive breastfeeding for four months following birth. Data was collected from a cohort comprising1037 mothers and children. The association between the outcome variable and the exposure variables over time was estimated using the Generalized Estimation Equation (GEE). Early weaning and pacifier use increased gradually with the child’s age; by the fourth month, more than half of the children were already weaned and using a pacifier. GEE estimations showed that only pacifier use associated with low maternal schooling level remained significant as a risk of early weaning, when adjusted for the other covariates. The results reinforce the negative interference of pacifier use on EB duration and the need to inform mothers about the disadvantages of pacifier use.