A colleague of mine, Blair Blanks, lost her son James tragically last year at birth due to a cord accident at 39 weeks. The news shocked many of us who knew her, and who were anticipating the birth of her child, after a pregnancy that we had all followed with tremendous interest.
The grief that Blair and her family felt compelled her to want to make a difference in the lives of expectant parents, hoping that she could prevent another loss for another family. Blair learned about kick counting, and the benefit of monitoring intrauterine activity for sudden decreases in movements. Blair will never know whether kick counting would have saved James' life, but she now dedicates herself to "The Baby James Project" to educate other parents expecting babies about the benefits of kick counting to prevent stillbirths due to cord accidents.
If you are interested in learning more about kick counts, and how they can be used to prevent intrauterine deaths from cord accidents, please visit Blair's site at
