Healthy Birth Day, Inc.

Our Count the Kicks New York Ambassador Bobbie Cohlan joined forces with Bronx Ambassador Yuvelca Magdalena Reyes at the Prematurity Awareness Summit this week. They had the opportunity to engage and directly educate families, healthcare providers, students, and other maternal and child health professionals on Count The Kicks. This summit had panels of experts, medical providers, and parents discussing Prematurity Awareness and its impact on families and communities and strategies for prevention. Albert Einstein College of Medicine #StillbirthPrevention #MaternalHealth #CounttheKicks #HealthyBirthDay #Stillbirth

We have been selected by the Rundall Real Estate Group as a finalist in their 100th Home for Charity giveback event. You can help our organization receive a gift of up to $5,000 by voting for Count the Kicks now through Nov. 25 (voting closes at 3 p.m.). Go to the Rundall Real Estate Group Facebook page and "like it," then cast your vote today! The top three charities will receive a gift of at least $2,000. Thanks in advance for showing your support for Count the Kicks! Don't forget to share the contest with friends and family to ask them to vote for Count the Kicks too! https://lnkd.in/g3yP6WGR

Do you know of a free or low-cost resource that supports healthy pregnancy outcomes? We have a tool on our website that allows expectant families to search for services such as prenatal care, mental health support, dental care and food assistance. If you know a resource that would be a good fit, encourage them to add their program! https://lnkd.in/gwiRNm4s

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Erica Bailey, our Count the Kicks Kansas City Ambassador, hosted a table and shared the importance of monitoring movements with expectant families at the Mom and Baby Fest last week! Urban Community Connections hosted this event, which was open to expectant and new families with children 5 years of age and younger. There was fun for the whole family, including interactive sessions, infant and toddler swag bags, vendor expo, bounce houses and food trucks, amazing giveaways and resources! #StillbirthPrevention #MaternalHealth #CounttheKicks #HealthyBirthDay #Stillbirth

JOIN OUR TEAM! Healthy Birth Day, Inc. (HBD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of stillbirth. We foster a welcoming and inclusive culture and are best known for the Count the Kicks stillbirth prevention program, which educates and empowers expectant parents to track their baby’s movements in the third trimester. Our goal is to save 6,000 babies from preventable stillbirth in the U.S. each year and to reduce racial and rural disparities that persist in maternal health outcomes. We encourage qualified candidates to apply today! ?? Head here to apply: https://lnkd.in/gYTymTrV #DSMJobs #DSMEmployment #DSMHybridJob

Are you interested in ensuring that Iowa’s women, adolescents, children, their families, and their communities are able to reach their fullest potential and continue to thrive? We encourage you to take The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) statewide needs assessment! Find the survey here: https://lnkd.in/g3MCtayT

Yesterday was our Indy Baby Shower and we are in total awe of the love that was poured into expectant families. Emma Kelly and her husband Ryan had a dream to give Indy moms a JOYFUL pregnancy experience - it’s all they wanted to bring love, joy and empowerment to local moms’ pregnancy journeys. Last night it all came together and was beyond our wildest dreams. Everyone left with a minimum $100 worth of essentials and MANY walked away with incredible raffle prizes like top of the line strollers and bassinets. Companies like The Honest Company and Carters Inc. sent hundreds of baby items. Moms and partners left with even more - empowerment from our Indy Ambassador Takeisha Smith, knowledge on urgent pregnancy and postpartum warning signs from Dr. Neil Mandsager (who came all the way from DSM!), and of course education on *how* and *why* to monitor movements from Emma + Takeisha and State Expansion Director Sarah Coleman, MPH at the Count the Kicks table. It truly took a VILLAGE to make this baby shower happen - we couldn’t have done it without help from: Indianapolis Colts Renaissance Life and Health Insurance Company of America CareSource Cradle Indy | RILEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MDwise, Inc. Indiana Department of Health Indiana Children's Museum #CountTheKicks #MovementMonitoring #ThirdTrimester #FetalMovements #FREEPregnancyApp #Save7500Babies? #Stillbirth

It truly takes a village to save lives and we are so grateful to have Athene as a part of ours. Because of their generosity, we are able to continue to save lives and improve birth outcomes here in Iowa! Thanks to Athene for selecting us as one of their 2024 Passion Pitch grant recipients! #StillbirthPrevention #MaternalHealth #CounttheKicks #HealthyBirthDay #Stillbirth

Thank you to Greater Des Moines Partnership for inviting CEO Emily Price to speak on a panel about our Health Equity work during its Inclusion Summit this week. We appreciate the opportunity to talk about the importance of reducing disparities that persist in birth outcomes and to learn from others in this important space.