I was a former labor and delivery nurse for 17 years. I am presently a volunteer labor doula. I hope to start my own business someday to empower women in their childbirth experience. I have dealt with women who have experienced infant loss and miscarriages. I enjoy knitting and crocheting for a local hospital's bereavement unit.
Currently, Jason is pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD). Jason's research interests include: all issues related to healthcare policy and economics, the health insurance market and its relationship to labor markets, as well as public and labor economics in general. For up to date information regarding Jason's most recent research, teaching, and CV,...
I have four children and a fifth on the way. We have gone through preterm labor, premature birth and resulting NICU stays, and have a son who is profoundly deaf. He received bilateral cochlear implants at eight months of age. Follow his progress as he learns to listen!
I currently work in a very large teaching hospital in the labor and delivery unit, as a registered nurse. I maintain patient privacy by changing details in stories that I post.
Human resources director for an association in the DC area. I am passionate about health and wellness and my labor of love has been to develop a comprehensive wellness program for our 250-person staff.
Coach Sara has been a personal trainer since 2004.
She has trained prenatal and postpartum clients in gyms and homes all over New York City, and she started the infamous Boot-y Camp in Brooklyn's Prospect Park where the workouts were tough and the motto was "Get your booty in shape!" Many of her students and clients complained over the years about their poochy post-baby bellies, so...
Vegetable gardening invigorates me. The sense of pride I get from providing freshly grown produce for my family is almost more than I can explain. I feel like I am contributing more than just healthy food, but the love it takes to go from seed to plate....and growing things from seed is definitely a labor of love(specially those raspberries...ouch). So this blog is a little glimpse into the...
I am a wife, mother and labor & delivery nurse. Life is pretty busy and trying to find a balance between all of these is the joy of my life. This past summer, I reached a goal of mine by running 5K races. I found myself unexpectedly pregnant this summer. Unfortunately, that pregnancy ended in my first miscarriage at 11 weeks. I had a D&C August 27, 2009. My blog...
My name is Kim Peterson. I started CommonSenseHealth.Org in November of 2009 as a labor of love. My interest in Natural Health and Wellbeing is the results a life long journey.
I am a mother of two miracles born weighing 1 lb 11 oz and 2 lbs. I'm a wife learning to love her husband more every day, a three time melanoma cancer survivor. I've faced infertility, invitro fertilization, preterm labor, and the life and death path of the NICU. One of my children has cerebral palsy and has endured countless hours of therapy and various medical treatments, both of my...
