Committed to Pregnancy Health: babykick Joins Fellow Health Care Professionals

Marti Perhach from Group B Strep International joined me at the California Chapter March of Dimes Conference for Health Professionals: Preventing Prematurity, Birth Defects and Infant Mortality: Current Trends and Future Paradigms to share information about stillbirth and infection awareness. I enjoyed meeting the nurses, health care providers, and organizers from multiple national organizations who gathered to share the latest information on how to improve the survivals of our babies. I was particularly impressed by the commitment and enthusiasm for safe and healthy pregnancies by the health care providers from the high risk obstetrical units at labor and delivery units and clinics in Southern California, including Kaiser Permanente, Hoag Hospital, St. Mary's, St. Joseph's, Long Beach Memorial just to name a few. I was so thrilled that everyone was aware of the importance of decreased fetal movement and these facilities include kick counting instructions for their patients. They were excited to check out the kickTrak smart kick counter and we were able to provide kickTrak samples for their hospitals and clinics. We're very excited for expecting moms to have the opportunity to use our handheld tool to aid in kick counting. It was very motivating to be surrounded by other health care providers who are dedicated to the same mission that babykick has-- encouraging pregnancy health for all women. Who motivates you to keep moving forward in your own missions?