Count the Kicks

The hallmark tool of the Count the Kicks public health campaign empowers expectant parents to track their babies’ movements daily in the third trimester of pregnancy. Research shows a change in fetal movement can be the earliest and sometimes only indication that a baby is in distress in utero and should be checked by a provider. Kick counting is also a great way to bond with your baby!

Count the Kicks app features include:

• The ability to download and send kick counting data directly from the app

• Available in 12 languages: Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Haitian-Creole, Hindi, Marshallese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Vietnamese

• Users can track movements for single babies or twins

• Easy-to-read graphs that show your baby’s normal movement history

• Login via social media or accounts such as Google or Microsoft

• Daily interactive and educational messages that appear after a kick session has been saved

• Notifications to remind users to count kicks

• An optional survey for users to inform us of their experience using the app and the outcome of their pregnancy

• "Baby save" stories within the app and the ability for users to submit a baby save story directly from the app