New Brunswick coroner says unsafe sleep tied to more than a third of infant deaths

Provincial review finds unsafe sleep practices driving preventable infant deaths

Government says 20 infant deaths over five years related to unsafe sleep

Social media blamed for unsafe sleeping practices that kill babies

An alarming number of New Brunswick infants have died due to unsafe sleeping practices, with authorities pointing the finger at social media as a culprit.

N.B. chief coroner sounds alarm on unsafe infant sleeping practices

A review in New Brunswick has found unsafe sleep practices were either a direct cause or a contributing factor in 20 child deaths over a span of nearly six years.

Unsafe sleep linked to 'alarming' number of infant deaths in New Brunswick, report says

A new report released by the child death review committee Monday says out of all child deaths in a five-year period, 20 were associated with unsafe sleep practices.

Unsafe sleep practices linked to more than a third of infant deaths: N.B. coroner

From Jan. 1, 2020 to Sept. 11, 2025, the coroner's office says it responded to 20 child deaths that involved unsafe sleeping practices.

New Brunswick coroner says unsafe sleep tied to more than a third of infant deaths

FREDERICTON - A new report from New Brunswick’s chief coroner says unsafe sleeping practices were a factor in 36 per cent of infant deaths in the province between 2020 and 2025.