Founded in Loss, Focused on Prevention

Healthy Birth Day, Inc. was founded on the belief that stillbirths and poor birth outcomes can be preventable. When we make the world a safer place to have a baby, everyone wins.

About Us

Meet our founders, our team, and the partners who make our mission possible.

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Our Founders
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The Board of Healthy Birth Day, Inc. is pictured at the 2024 Changemakers Luncheon.
Our Board
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The staff of Healthy Birth Day, Inc. is pictured at the 2024 Changemakers Luncheon.
Our Team
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Healthy Birth Day, Inc. partners
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The members of Healthy Birth Day, Inc.'s Medical Advisory Board.
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Mission

Our mission is to improve birth outcomes through programming, advocacy, and research. We help save babies using the evidence-based Count the Kicks stillbirth prevention program, which educates expectant parents on the importance of tracking their babies’ movements in the third trimester of pregnancy and to speak up if they notice a change. We are committed to centering those most at risk of enduring a stillbirth.

Vision

Our vision is to replicate the success of the highly effective Count the Kicks campaign in all 50 states. We hope to reduce America’s stillbirth by 32% as we have done in Iowa, which would save more than 6,000 babies from preventable stillbirth every year.

Values

Be Courageous.

Healthy Birth Day, Inc., was founded on the belief that stillbirths and poor birth outcomes can be preventable. By providing stillbirth prevention education and resources, we improve care and empower expectant parents to advocate for themselves and their baby. 

 

Share the Cause.

Healthy Birth Day, Inc., believes knowledge is power.  When we make the world a safer place for maternal health care, everyone wins. The job is urgent and bigger than any one person or organization.   

 

Celebrate Progress.

The five grieving moms who founded Healthy Birth Day, Inc., wanted to make this world a safer place to have a baby. We will take time to celebrate successes, both big and small, knowing each one may inspire or motivate another person to connect to our cause, turning their grief into fuel, shame into hope, or energy into action.

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Help us Prevent Other Families From Experiencing the Tragedy of Stillbirth

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Help Improve Birth Outcomes for Moms and Babies

Your support goes directly to accelerate progress in stillbirth prevention through education, advocacy, and research.

Count the Kicks educational materials
$25

Help us push for life-saving stillbirth prevention initiatives in the U.S.

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Provide essential stillbirth prevention tools to 15 expectant parents.

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Educational toolkit for providers
$100

Supply a birthing hospital with stillbirth prevention materials.

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MercyOne Count the Kicks presentation
$500

Fund a campaign to members of Congress advocating for stillbirth prevention programs and funding.

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