Use a firm and flat sleep surface.
A firm surface means that it shouldn’t indent when your baby is lying on it. Any surface that inclines more than 10 degrees isn’t safe for your baby to sleep on. Click HERE to learn about where your baby should and should not sleep, so you can make the best choice for you and your baby.
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Hospital Safe Sleep Efforts
We know that modeling safe infant sleep in the hospital and providing education to families has a significant effect on infant mortality. Ensuring hospital professionals are knowledgeable about safe infant sleep recommendations and how to share these recommendations is critical. Safe Sleep NC is committed to supporting NC hospitals to provide parents and caregivers with […]
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SafeSleepNC is here to help NC families sleep safer. For new parents and people who serve new parents, please stay updated on For more information about Safe Sleep NC, contact Megan Canady megancanady@med.unc.edu. To learn more about our Hospital Safe Sleep Working Group click HERE. Visit MomBaby.org to learn more about the UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant […]
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Safe Sleep NC is a program of the UNC Collbarative for Maternal and Infant Health. Erin McClain, MA, MPH and Megan Canady, MSW, MSPH coordinate the program. The goal of Safe Sleep NC is to strengthen the adoption of infant safe sleep practices that reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and that prevent […]
