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Breastfeeding in the first hour of life may reduce pacifier use

06/24/2013

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The pacifier, peacemaker for some article used by mothers lazy for others it is a controversial subject among mothers, pediatricians and orthodontists. For over 30 years, the international scientific consensus recognizes artificial nipples as responsible for changes in the child's overall development and quality of life. A study conducted by the speech therapist Gabriela Buccini sought to explore the determinants of pacifier use and bottle-feeding in children under one year in the state capitals and the Federal District. The determinants are factors that are associated with greater use of utensils surveyed.

The survey found that the practice of breastfeeding in the first hour of life is strongly associated with reduced use of utensils as a pacifier and bottle throughout childhood. The birth in Baby Friendly Hospital and monitoring in primary SUS were factors that also influenced the lower use of so-called "artificial teats."

According to the researcher, the study turned to the use of pacifiers and bottle due to the consequences that this practice brings to the health of the child. "Moreover, within the entire development of the tools of mankind, the pacifier and bottle were assuming characteristics priority "he says. "Despite the control measures and standardization of marketing, with the advancement of technology, each day have been new formats and models of bottles and pacifiers that promises to consume, parents and babies, greater security, tranquility, comfort and convenience. We are in the era of 'emergencies' and disposability. This concept brings to light an important reflection on the role of pacifier and bottle in the relations established in the postmodern world, "he adds.

Data were collected from a cross-sectional study conducted in 2008 by the Ministry of Health (MOH). In all, 34,366 children under one year participated in the survey. This study is the first to investigate the determinants of the use of artificial teats on a representative sample of children living in state capitals. The research was motivated by alarming data collected by means of health, such as the fact that the use of artificial nipples in infant be a cultural habit with high prevalence in several countries.

For the researcher, there was effective collaboration project to encourage the development of efficient public policies and to allow the promotion of health and care for the entire population. "Indirectly, we show that the incentive for health policies is the main output in combating the current problems of the system," he adds.
 
Advantages and disadvantages of pacifier use

The pacifier may in some cases help premature babies who are hard to catch the nipple or breast, in order to abandon the feeding tube. She works as a workout for the suction. For the pediatrician Sylvio Renan Monteiro de Barros, MBA Pediatrics and author of "Your Baby on questions and answers - From birth to 12 months" (MG Editors), not quite. In practice, the pacifier can soothe baby with exercise suction that promotes. With this, in fact, suck could become easier.

There is still a risk orthodontic, although it is higher if the habit continues after the age of three. The orthodontist and orthopedic facial Gerson Köhler, the Köhler Ortofacial explains that breastfeeding exercise the muscles of the face and stimulates proper growth of facial bones. During the growth phase, these bones has a plasticity very large. If there is an inadequate force pushing them as sucking a pacifier, they can be deformed.

"When the pacifier is required to provide emotional stability for the child, must be used rationally, because the severity of the adverse effects is related to the duration, frequency and intensity (duration of each suction and activity of the muscles involved) with which it is used, may cause dental malocclusion, poor tongue posture and articulatory problems.
The growth pattern of the child and the tone of the orofacial muscles also contribute to the intensity of its deleterious effects. "Concludes Dr. Mariana Bizzo, gastropediatra.



Source: UOL - Modern Consumer

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