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Sucking Your Baby’s Pacifier May Benefit Their Health (home prevention, non-drugs) - C C - Nov 19, 2018
https://www.henryford.com/news/2018/11/pacifier-study
INTRO: Many parents probably think nothing of sucking on their baby’s pacifier to clean it after it falls to the ground. Turns out, doing so may benefit their child’s health. A Henry Ford Health System study found that babies whose parents sucked on their pacifier to clean it had a lower level of the antibody that is linked to the development of allergies and asthma. Researchers theorize parents may be passing healthy oral bacteria in their saliva that will affect the early development of their child’s immune system....
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