We have laser vision for the future: To save 6,000 babies every year in the U.S.
According to the CDC, we lose an average of 20,729 babies to stillbirth every year in America. Stillbirth (defined as the loss of a baby at 20+ weeks of pregnancy) happens to 1 in every 185 pregnancies in our country. Every day nearly 60 families will hear the devastating news that their baby no longer has a heartbeat.
Despite this, stillbirth remains one of the most underfunded, under-researched and overlooked maternal health outcomes. We’re on a mission to change this through education, advocacy and research.
In the first 10 years of Count the Kicks in Iowa, the state’s stillbirth rate decreased nearly 32%. We want to achieve the same success in all 50 states, which would save more than 6,000 babies every year.
Can you imagine a world where we are losing 6,000 fewer babies each year? We can, and it’s because of people like you.
YOU can be a part of our mission to make kick counting a common practice by telling others about Count the Kicks and asking expectant parents to download our free kick counting app in the third trimester of pregnancy.
