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ForwardStandardizing Care for Healthy Beginnings: A Healthcare Professional's Guide to Conversations with Expectant Parents on Counting Kicks and Fetal Monitoring to Save Babies
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Target Audience
Healthcare professionals.
Purpose
Healthy Birth Day, Inc.'s mission is to improve birth outcomes through programming, advocacy, and support. We help prevent preventable stillbirth and improve outcomes for moms using the evidence-based Count the Kicks stillbirth prevention campaign, which educates expectant parents on the importance of tracking their babies’ movements in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy and speaking up if they notice a change.
Providers can help prevent preventable stillbirths by using evidence-based education and tools. This activity aims to train healthcare professionals to discuss fetal movement monitoring with their patients and use best practices to track it.
Educational Need
Our vision is to expand the success that Count the Kicks has seen in Iowa to all 50 states, which would save more than 5,000 babies every year. With the help of dedicated healthcare professionals like you, we can turn our vision into a reality.
Did you know? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 21,000 babies are stillborn in the U.S. each year. Statistically, that means one out of every 177 pregnancies ends in stillbirth. There is also a strong connection between stillbirth and maternal mortality. We can help bridge the gap between patients and maternal care providers and save thousands of lives. We will provide recent data and research on our program's evidence.
Today’s healthcare workers face many demands, but teaching patients how to use Count the Kicks only takes a few minutes. This conversation could save a baby’s life!
Our CE Training helps maternal healthcare providers gain a deeper understanding of our evidence-based stillbirth prevention program and learn how to talk to expectant parents about fetal movement.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss how to have the kick-counting conversation with expectant parents.
- Use the features of the Count the Kicks app.
- Use the free tools and resources available for providers.
- Review ways to respond if an expectant parent says they are experiencing reduced fetal movement.
- Formulate answers to the most frequently asked questions related to fetal movement.
Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Date of original release: March 25, 2024
Most recent review/update: May 27, 2025
Termination date: March 24, 2027
Speaker(s)
Megan Aucutt
Program Director, Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Megan Aucutt is the Program Director with Healthy Birth Day, Inc., the non-profit that created the evidence-based Count the Kicks stillbirth prevention program. Megan is a University of Northern Iowa graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in History and an emphasis in Global Health. She has over 15 years of experience with nonprofits and governmental work, focusing on grant writing and reviewing, coalition building, and educational program development.
Her true passion is maternal and child health. As Program Director, Megan oversees the organization’s research and programmatic outreach. She also manages the free Count the Kicks app and works closely with the medical community on system and policy changes.
Megan believes that knowledge truly is power. She used the Count the Kicks App during her pregnancies and has three healthy and rambunctious children. She is proud to be part of such an important organization with a powerful mission of saving babies.
CE Credits
Accreditation Statements
- MD: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS) through the joint providership of Des Moines University (DMU) and Healthy Birth Day, Inc. Des Moines University (DMU) is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this enduring materials activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- DO: Des Moines University (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this activity for a maximum of 3.0 AOA Category 2-B credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
- Other Healthcare Professionals: This activity is designated for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Approved continuing education credit may vary depending on individual licensing requirements. Des Moines University or Healthy Birth Day, Inc. does not guarantee acceptance of the continuing education credit. The attendee is responsible for verifying the continuing education requirements of their licensing or regulatory agency and contacting them with any questions.
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Educational Grants
No ineligible company provided financial support for this continuing education activity.
Disclosures
The planning committee member(s) and speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals or medical procedures and devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The activity director is responsible for determining educational content and selecting speakers.
Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
- Megan Aucutt, Associate Director of Programs, Healthy Birth Day, Inc. - Activity director, planning committee member, and speaker
- Christine Tucker, CHW, CPST, Health Equity Manager, Healthy Birth Day, Inc. - Planning committee member
Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only. It is not a substitute for a healthcare provider's independent medical judgment regarding diagnostic and treatment options for a specific patient's medical condition.
Available Credit
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 3.00 AOA Category 2B
- 3.00 CE Contact Hour(s)