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crib with one empty can of beer, totaling approximately 280 cans, per day of pregnancy with a doll representing a newborn baby
Crib holds one can of beer per day of pregnancy.
What can you do to help reduce the risk of SIDS?
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  1. Place baby on his or her back to sleep
  2. Avoid sleeping with your baby and have baby sleep in their crib to prevent suffocation.
  3. Dress baby in a diaper, shirt and sleeper; no need for a hat or extra clothing when sleeping.
  4. Do not smoke around your baby.
  5. Keep room temperature between 65 and 70 degrees F.
  6. Keep regular doctor visits for your baby.
  7. Do not place your baby on a waterbed, sofa, soft mattress, car seat, infant swing or other soft surfaces to sleep.

 

    For more information contact:

  • The North Dakota SIDS Management Program at 800.472.2286 or www.ndmch.com/sids/default.asp
  • North Dakota SIDS Affiliate at (701) 224-1600
 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room 5506
501 N. Columbia Rd.Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Telephone: 701-777-3683
Email: skrom@medicine.nodak.edu

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