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BY THE NUMBERS

Our goal is to make kick counting a common practice for every parent in the third trimester of pregnancy. Learn more about the impact of stillbirth in your state.

  • 801

    Illinois loses 801 babies a year on average to stillbirth.

  • 5.86

    In Illinois, the stillbirth rate is 5.86 per 1,000 live births.

  • 256

    We believe Count the Kicks can help save an average of 256 babies per year in Illinois. 

Read more about the evidence behind Count the Kicks.

Statistics according to 5-year averages (2018-2022) from CDC Wonder.

Evidence

State Partners

Count the Kicks is proud to partner with state health agencies and other organizations to reduce stillbirths across the U.S. Count the Kicks educational materials are available for free in the state of Illinois.

We were proud to receive the designation of Best Practice by the Association of Maternal Child Health Programs (AMCHP) in January 2021.

For more information on outreach and programming in your state, please contact Sarah Coleman, State Expansion Director.

 

Spread the Word

Healthcare Providers

Educating expectant parents about tracking fetal movement is a simple way to help prevent preventable stillbirths and help more babies have a healthy birth day. Count the Kicks is an easy, free, and reliable way for healthcare providers and expectant parents to monitor the well-being of a baby.

 

We are pleased to offer our Count the Kicks Academy for Providers is a suite of educational videos, guides, and resources to help maternal healthcare professionals implement our successful evidence-based campaign and have the kick counting conversation with expectant parents.

Provider Academy

Expectant Parents

Expectant parents can get to know what’s normal for their baby by counting kicks every day in the third trimester. The Count the Kicks app makes it easy to record your baby’s movements and notice if something changes.

Parents can also make an impact by talking to their friends and family about Count the Kicks and educating them on the importance of tracking fetal movements.

 

We are pleased to offer Count the Kicks Academy for Parents. Count the Kicks Academy for parents is a suite of educational videos, guides, and resources to help expectant parents get their baby here safely.

Parent Academy

Download the App

Use our free pregnancy app daily in the third trimester! It helps you record how long it takes your baby to get to 10 movements, tracks changes over time, and reminds you to count every day.

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Our Impact

Our goal is to make kick counting a common practice in the third trimester by reaching as many providers and expectant parents as possible.

  • 4 million

    We have provided 4,000,000 educational materials to healthcare providers.

  • 600K+

    Over 600,000 expectant parents have downloaded our app to track their baby’s movements.

  • 32%

    In the first 10 years of Count the Kicks in Iowa, the state’s stillbirth rate decreased nearly 32%.

TESTIMONIALS

App user Brandi

"The Count the Kicks app not only tracks the data and evidence you may need to show your care team, it gives you a community that believes and supports you. It gives you the reassurance you need to believe in yourself and trust your instincts."

-Brandi P.

From the Blog

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Baby Saves

Through years of outreach and education, the babies we have helped still inspire us the most.

Meet our baby saves and learn how Count the Kicks helped save their lives.

Baby Saves

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