I am compelled to tell you her story. Last year, Blair and her family went to the hospital to have a C-section delivery of their long awaited baby boy. They arrived for the surgery, but in the preparations, no heartbeat could be detected. They were devastated. Baby James died at 39 weeks of a cord knot accident.
In the days before, Blair did notice the baby's movements had slowed but she dismissed it as the baby was big and there wasn't much room. She hadn't been told about the importance of kick-counting. Now, trying to prevent it from happening again, she has founded the Baby James Project.
The mission of the Baby James Project is to increase public awareness about stillbirth and the fetal assessment technique of kick counting, in hopes that no family needlessly endures the agony of losing a baby.
A fact I was not aware of is that stillbirths are TEN TIMES more common that SIDS. I think we've all heard of the "Back to Sleep" campaign for SIDS prevention. But so little is mentioned about the kick-counting technique for the prevention of stillbirths.
So if you are pregnant or know someone who is, please pass on the Baby James Project site to her. Maybe it'll make a difference.
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