When the women looked at happy babies with a pacifier or with a white square obscuring their mouth, they showed less activity in their Zygomaticus—the muscle responsible for drawing the mouth into a ...

LAKE STEVENS — The mother of a 4-month-old boy found dead Monday told police she had taped a pacifier to the baby’s mouth before putting the child down to sleep. The mother said she woke up at around ...

SANFORD, N.C. (WTVD) -- Pacifiers can be a safe tool to help soothe your crying or teething baby, but a Sanford mom says she never thought her son's pacifiers could be dangerous. Kacie McFadden said ...

SOUTH GREENSBURG, Pa. (WPXI) - A Pennsylvania man faces child endangerment charges after he allegedly taped a pacifier in his two-month-old baby’s mouth. Around 8 p.m. on April 25, police said Jordan ...

Forget boiling, or antiseptic wipes: The best way to clean a Binky may be putting it in your own mouth. A parent who sucks on a baby’s pacifier to clean it is loading it up with hundreds of good types ...

Pacifiers can be a godsend for some moms and babies, and they’re typically considered a safe way to keep a baby soothed and, well, pacified. But one mom got the scare of a lifetime when she heard her ...