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On the 1st December 2008, Harrison Robert Davies was born, unfortunately, he had already died inside my tummy.  Some may be familiar with the term "stillborn" some may not; it was not a term we had heard until that moment.

I hate having to tell people that Harrison was stillborn.   I hate the term and I hate the fact that this may have been avoided if my midwives were more aware of the importance of monitoring baby's movement, particularly in labour.  I was told on a number of occasions that the baby will move less as it prepares for labour, especially when contractions start.  So, when on Sunday 30th November when my contractions started and my baby 's movements slowed down, I didn't think anything was wrong.  Sadly, Harrison died at some point that day and we don't know why.

This is why I am supporting Kicks Count - they realise and understand the importance of baby movements and getting this message out to all mums-to-be, midwives and anyone else who needs to know!  

By encouraging mums to monitor their baby’s movements and report any changes, Kicks Count hope to help lower the number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths that happen every year in the UK. Every day 16 babies are born sleeping or in the first week of life, which is more than the number who die from cot death, meningitis and road deaths, COMBINED!

For more information about Kicks Count, please visit their webpage: www.kickscount.org.uk

So, if I can help save other mums, dads and families the heartbreak of losing a baby, then I will and I hope you will too.