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19th July 2019
12:58pm BST

Just 12 per cent of the mums answered that they used their mouth, while the vast majority (72 per cent) said they washed them by hand.
The babies of the women who sucked their dummies had lower levels of Immunoglobulin E than the others.
Immunoglobulin E is an antibody that increases a person's risk of developing allergies and asthma.
While the researchers concluded that further study in the area was needed, they said the results suggested that mum sucking baby's dummy was a good thing.
"We know that exposure to certain microorganisms early in life stimulates development of the immune system and may protect against allergic diseases later," lead author Eliane Abou-Jaoude said.
"Parental pacifier sucking may be an example of a way parents may transfer healthy microorganisms to their young children."
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