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HOME / Resources / Step9_NoArtificialNipples

Step #9: No artificial nipples

Give no pacifiers or artificial nipples to breastfeeding infants.

Media

Evidence-based Research

ABM Clinical Protocol #5: Peripartum Breastfeeding Management for the Healthy Mother and Infant at Term, Revision 2013

International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes

Bottle Size and Weight Gain in Formula-Fed Infants

Injuries Associated with Bottles, Pacifiers and Sippy Cups in the United States, 1991-2010 Pediatrics, June 2012 

Sample Policies


WHO Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes - Fact Sheet for Health Care professionals

Nipple Shield Policy

Pacifier Use for Newborns Policy - Courtesy of Mass.gov 

Baby-Friendly USA Step 9 update

Handouts

Alternative Feeding Methods

Are Pacifiers a Problem for the Breastfed Baby?

Five Keys to Successful Breastfeeding

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