If calming a wailing infant wasn’t satisfying enough, pacifier-wielding parents can now quiet their critics as well. Since ancient times, parents have been placing pacifiers in their babies’ mouths to ...

Harriet Miller, CPN, a nurse scientist at the Center for Nursing Research at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies at Orlando Health, contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: ...

Many parents feel that pacis, binkies, dummies — or whatever your preferred word for pacifiers happens to be — are something of a lifesaver. Along with helping babies self-soothe, they can also act as ...