Tips & Tools
Resources for Your Journey
Trusted, easy-to-use resources to help you feel informed, safe, and supported through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. I'll keep adding to this space over time.
Count the Kicks
A free, easy, and reliable way for expectant parents to monitor their baby's wellbeing in the third trimester, in addition to their regular prenatal visits. Tracking your baby's movement patterns each day helps you learn what is normal for your little one, and know when to call your provider.
Urgent Maternal Warning Signs & Symptoms
Know the urgent warning signs that can happen during and after pregnancy, what they may mean, and when to seek medical care right away.
See the warning signs →Hear Her Campaign
A national campaign encouraging expectant and new mothers, and the people who love them, to speak up and be heard about warning signs during and after pregnancy.
Explore Hear Her →POST-BIRTH Warning Signs
AWHONN's education on the warning signs to watch for in the weeks after birth, so you know when to call your provider and when to seek emergency care.
View the program →Comfort Measures for Labor
A trusted, easy-to-read guide to natural ways to find comfort and cope during labor: heat and cold, water, breathing, massage, movement, position changes, and more.
Read the guide →Breathing & Birth Positions
Short videos on breathing techniques and the positions that help during labor and birth, things you can practice together before your big day.
Birth Stories That Matter
Real stories about why advocacy and truly listening to mothers saves lives, and why having informed support in the room makes a difference.
The Evidence Behind Doula Care
A study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology quantifying the association between doula care and improved maternal and neonatal outcomes, the research behind why dedicated, continuous support matters.
Read the study →What the sources mean: AWHONN is the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, CDC is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and AJOG is the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
This information is for educational purposes only and is not meant to diagnose or treat. Use of this information should be done in accordance with your healthcare provider.