Healthy Birth Day, Inc.

09/11/2025

Today was an exciting day here at the Healthy Birth Day, Inc. headquarters! We had an opportunity to present our progress and show our space to our Iowa community, partners, and allies at our Open House.

What was once a one-room office with two desks and a table is now a collaborative meeting space for our growing team of 17!

09/09/2025

Buildings will be illuminated across the nation in honor of National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day.

Here are two in-person events that may be happening in YOUR area on Sept. 19:

Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge
7:30 p.m.

Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
Omaha, Nebraska
705 Riverfront Drive
7:30 p.m.

Nebraska Event: www.facebook.com/events/1758419661440824/

09/09/2025

Expectant parents learned about Count the Kicks at the BW4HL Community Baby Shower this past weekend!

This event provides new and expectant parents with resources and essential prenatal and postpartum information. Rachael Muhs, Healthy Birth Day, Inc. Director of Strategic Corporate Partnerships, had the opportunity to share our life-saving program with attendees!

09/08/2025

Nevada Count the Kicks ambassador Julia Mueller Tayler hosted a table at the Camp Homegrown Fall Symposium. This hybrid event offers hands-on activities, engaging discussions, and locally-rooted initiatives that all work together to improve maternal health!

Our Program Director, Megan Aucutt, presented virtually, sharing the importance of fetal movement monitoring and the impact of stillbirth prevention education.

Nevada Maternal and Child Health Coalition

09/07/2025

Next week, Healthy Birth Day is joining a few incredible maternal health and stillbirth prevention organizations for a panel discussion on ProPublica’s documentary, Before a Breath, in Washington D.C. in observance of National Stillbirth Prevention Day.

Our Director of Advocacy and Engagement, Jen Rowray, will be participating alongside Count the Kicks ambassador Tomeka James Isaac, who founded Jace’s Journey in honor of her son Jace.

https://tcf.org/content/event/before-a-breath-film-screening/

In observance of National Stillbirth Prevention Day, we invite you to a film screening and panel discussion on ProPublica’s documentary, Before a Breath.

09/05/2025

COMING SOON: Our ‘Empowering Change: Advancing Maternal Health Together’ Symposium!

Join Healthy Birth Day, Inc., the nonprofit organization that created the evidence-based Count the Kicks stillbirth prevention program, for two days of education and awareness on maternal health.

📅Day 1: Oct. 29 | Ignite Sessions: Iowa in Action
8:30 AM–11:30 AM CST

📅Day 2: Oct. 30 | Deep Dive into Maternal & Fetal Health
8:30 AM–3:30 PM CST

Registration is FREE, but required. Agenda and CE information coming soon.

▶▶Register here: bit.ly/MCHSymposium2025

Special thanks to Iowa Total Care, our Gold sponsor!

09/04/2025

At Healthy Birth Day, Inc. we believe knowledge is power. We want to ensure we are educating not only the next generation of maternal health providers, but also current maternal health providers, future parents, expecting parents, birth workers and community members.

We have created tools (like Count the Kicks) and resources to help you learn more about the impact of stillbirth in the U.S., the connection between stillbirth and maternal mortality, and the importance of fetal movement monitoring in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Find our resources here: healthybirthday.org/education/

09/03/2025

Every year about 21,000 babies are stillborn in the U.S. By illuminating a building or bridge in your community, you can help raise awareness about the tragedy of stillbirth and support families in your community who have been impacted by stillbirth.

Share your participation here: https://simplebooklet.com/lights-for-stillbirth-toolkit

Consider organizing a gathering outside the illuminated landmark on Sept. 19, 2025!

08/30/2025

Help support David Corvi as he prepares for a climb to help raise funds that will directly support our mission.

BIT.LY/CTKCORVI

08/29/2025

Honor a baby gone too soon at this year’s Lydie's Loop: Steps against Stillbirth walk.

There are FOUR days left to submit a name to be included on the back of this year’s T-shirts! Registration must be completed by Sept. 2 to include a baby name on the event T-shirt.

REGISTER HERE: https://www.lydiesloop.org/

08/28/2025

Today, we celebrate a remarkable 16 years of helping to improve birth outcomes as an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit through our life‑saving Count the Kicks campaign.

Over the past 16 years, our incredible community of founders, volunteers, ambassadors, donors, healthcare partners, corporate sponsors, and advocates has worked together to transform grief into purpose and advocacy into action. Together, we've empowered families to track their baby’s movements, sparked vital conversations, helped reduce preventable stillbirths and saved countless little lives.

The passion of incredible supporters like you helps ensure more babies get to celebrate their birthday.

Help us continue to accelerate progress. healthybirthday.org/donate/

08/27/2025

Are you looking for a unique way to honor a loved and missed baby? This September, join in meaningful remembrance with our yard sign template. Whether you’re commemorating a life too brief or celebrating a memory forever treasured, these signs offer a gentle, visible way to share your love while helping to raise awareness.

Customize our template, download it to your device and have it printed at your local print shop!

Find the template here: bit.ly/StillbirthPreventionYardSign