During October, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, organizations are working to raise awareness about ways to prevent stillbirth and improve birth outcomes.
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‘Count the Kicks’ stillbirth-prevention campaign launches in Alabama during pandemic
By Samille Jackson
May 5, 2021
By partnering with the Count the Kicks campaign, the Alabama Department of Health hopes to prevent stillbirths among the state s women. One out of every 113 pregnancies in Alabama ends in stillbirth, according to the Alabama Center for Health Statistics. (Getty Images)
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is partnering with Count the Kicks, an evidence-based stillbirth prevention public health campaign, to educate and empower expectant parents in Alabama about the importance of tracking fetal movement in the third trimester of pregnancy. One out of every 113 pregnancies in Alabama ends in stillbirth, according to the Alabama Center for Health Statistics.
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is partnering with Count the Kicks, an evidence-based stillbirth prevention public health campaign, to educate and empower expectant parents in Alabama about the importance of tracking fetal movement in the third trimester of pregnancy. One out of every 113 pregnancies in Alabama ends in stillbirth, according to the Alabama Center for Health Statistics.
âThis evidence-based campaign will help educate pregnant women and their families about simple and effective ways to improve birth outcomes,â Samille Jackson, Maternal and Child Health coordinator, ADPH, said. âWe are hopeful the prevention campaign will reduce the heartbreak too many expectant parents suffer when their babies are stillborn.â