Marge need not worry. Maggie Simpson, the "Simpsons" cartoon character whose pacifier seems permanently attached to her face, still will be able to successfully brestfeed.
A University of Virginia review of literature, conducted by Dr. Fern Hauck and published in the April edition of the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, found that the highest level of evidence on pacifier use and breastfeeding shows no adverse relationship between the two.
""Mothers who breastfeed are often advised not to use a pacifier. This recommendation needs to be corrected. However, if a baby refuses a pacifier, it should not be forced upon him or her," Hauck says in a press release. "Physicians, nurses and others who advise parents on infant care issues do need to be educated about the potential benefit of using a pacifier for SIDS prevention, and further, now need to be reassured that using the pacifier should not interfere with breastfeeding."
Hey, in two decades on the TV, have we ever seen Marge breasfeed baby Maggie? Just askin'.
