Health Goal: Save 23 babies every year

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – It’s a lofty aim for the South Dakota Division of Well being and its accomplice Rely the Youngsters. They need to save 23 infants a yr by way of a stillbirth prevention marketing campaign.

In South Dakota, one in each 170 pregnancies ends in a stillbirth. CDC knowledge exhibits that yearly within the U.S., roughly 700 girls die from childbirth issues, and 23,500 infants are stillborn.

The marketing campaign would assist training expectant dad and mom concerning the significance of monitoring a child’s actions each day within the third trimester of being pregnant. In accordance with a launch from the DOH, analysis exhibits practically 30 p.c of stillbirths may be prevented. Analysis additionally exhibits a change in a child’s actions within the third trimester is an early crimson flag.

By utilizing Rely the Kicks, expectant dad and mom can improve the probabilities of their child arriving safely. The app is free and accessible within the IOS and Google Play app shops.

“The South Dakota Division of Well being is dedicated to bettering start outcomes for households in our state, and we imagine Rely the Kicks offers an answer to assist save infants,” mentioned Beth Dokken, DOH Division Director of Household and Neighborhood Well being. “We encourage medical suppliers or anybody who works with expectant dad and mom to order free Rely the Kicks academic supplies to share within the communities they serve. Collectively we may help extra households have a wholesome start end result.”

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