Safe Sleep Recommendation: Get regular prenatal care and avoid substance use during pregnancy.

Safe Sleep Recommendation: Get regular prenatal care and avoid substance use during pregnancy.

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There’s strong evidence that routine prenatal care reduces your baby’s risk of SIDS.

There’s strong evidence that routine prenatal care reduces your baby’s risk of SIDS. Also, avoid alcohol, marijuana, opioids or illicit drugs during pregnancy and after your baby is born. The risk of SIDS is higher when babies are exposed to alcohol or illicit substances.

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Safe Sleep NC is a program of the UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health. Our goal is to strengthen the adoption of infant safe sleep practices that reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and that prevent infant sleep-related deaths such as accidental infant asphyxiation and suffocation across the state.