A Review on Pacifier, its Types and Complications

Abstract

Pacifiers are the devices which babies can suck on to help them clam down and sooth them when the babies cry, get restless, while they’re struggling to sleep (or) thumb feeding pacifiers can satisfy the babies it’s artificial activity of the artificial nipple activity. They are made up of a silicon (or) rubber nipple which is attached to a plastic shield. Which the shield (or) plastic helps in the handling (or) provides grip to the device. Generally, the pacifiers are used to replace the mother nipple. It is an artificial nipple which is used to get babies into sleep. It gives the break from the mother feeding. In some case children are sucking in the thumb finger which is become has a habit of the child. Feeding of pacifiers, toy’s thumb doesn’t lead to get any nutrition form them so it is known as non- nutritive sucking. mainly use of pacifiers are reduced the risk of the sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS). According to relevant use of pacifiers most countries are pacifiers united states (US). Which used to decrease in the SIDS. Different types of pacifiers are used according to their need to the babies, they are some are used to get sleep in babies, some are used as bottle feeding it’s may be milk, liquids feeds. Due to increase death of SIDS pacifiers are used wildly.