who did (1.1, 0.1 to 13.4). Moon RY et Description Protective al. 2012. of study: factor: Use of Pacifier use Analysis of pacifier (dummy) data from the and SIDS: evidence Chicago Infant Evidence for a Mortality statement C: Study (CIMS). is evidence consistently reduced 260 SIDs from a poor risk. Matern cases and 260 quality single Child Health living infant study of an J 16 (3): controls association 609-614 matched by between this maternal protective factor Study type: race/ethnicity, and the outcome Case control infant age and of interest study birth weight. Information on Author’s Protective pacifier use conclusions: In factor: Use collected via the Chicago of dummy questionnaire Infant Mortality 2 weeks after Study, a large Study the death that population based population. ascertained case-control SIDS detail of study we found events leading pacifier use to be Duration of to the death, associated with a study: risk factors reduced risk of November and SIDS 1993 to April socioeconomic 1996 factors. Comment: Study conducted Quality of in single city in study: No USA, information predominantly was provided African American on recruitment population of controls. No recognised as up information on to 4 times more the likely to die from questionnaire SIDs than white used or how it or Hispanic had been infants findings – validated. may not generalise to UK
who did (1.1, 0.1 to 13.4). Moon RY et al. 2012. Pacifier use and SIDS: evidence for a consistently reduced risk. Matern Child Health J 16 (3): 609-614 Study type: Case control study Protective factor: Use of dummy Study population. SIDS Duration of study: November 1993 to April 1996 Description of study: Analysis of data from the Chicago Infant Mortality Study (CIMS). 260 SIDs cases and 260 living infant controls matched by maternal race/ethnicity, infant age and birth weight. Information on pacifier use collected via questionnaire 2 weeks after the death that ascertained detail of events leading to the death, risk factors and socioeconomic factors. Quality of study: No information was provided on recruitment of controls. No information on the questionnaire used or how it had been validated. Protective factor: Use of pacifier (dummy) Evidence statement C: is evidence from a poor quality single study of an association between this protective factor and the outcome of interest Author’s conclusions: In the Chicago Infant Mortality Study, a large population based case-control study we found pacifier use to be associated with a reduced risk of SIDS Comment: Study conducted in single city in USA, predominantly African American population recognised as up to 4 times more likely to die from SIDs than white or Hispanic infants – findings may not generalise to UK
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