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.
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286
Massachusetts loses 286 babies a year on average to stillbirth.
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4.2
In Massachusetts, the stillbirth rate is 4.2 per 1,000 live births.
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97
We believe Count the Kicks can save an average of 97 babies per year in Massachusetts.
Read more about the evidence behind Count the Kicks.
Statistics according to 5-year averages (2018-2022) from Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
EvidenceState Partners
Count the Kicks is proud to partner with state health agencies and other organizations to reduce stillbirths across the U.S. Thanks to the generous support of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Count the Kicks materials are available for free in the state of Massachusetts.
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 State Expansion Director Sarah Coleman.
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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.
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.
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.
Get the App
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.
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4 million
We have provided 4,000,000 educational materials to healthcare providers.
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600K+
Over 600,000 expectant parents have downloaded our app to track their baby’s movements.
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32%
In the first 10 years of Count the Kicks in Iowa, the state’s stillbirth rate decreased nearly 32%.
TESTIMONIALS
“There is no doubt that Count the Kicks is vitally important in eradicating preventable stillbirths. Informing the birthing community of this user-friendly app is a game changer as well as a life saver. I am wholeheartedly in support as this aligns so well with my hashtag #notonmywatch, a call to action for all nurses to eradicate preventable maternal mortality.”
– Rose L. Horton, MSM, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, Specialty Director, Emory Decatur Hospital; Founder & CEO, #NotOnMyWatch Consulting Partners
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Baby Saves
Through years of outreach and education, the babies we have helped still inspire us the most.
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