Original press release dated April 19, 1999

MOMS LAUNCH NEW INTERACTIVE PREGNANCY WEB SITE
ePregnancy.com delivers the goods from mothers and the other experts

Walnut Creek, California and Circleville, Ohio – For some women, pregnancy lasts longer than nine months – it becomes a way of life. For Nancy Price and Betsy Gartrell-Judd, the co-owners of ePregnancy.com, a new free Web site for expectant parents, this is especially true.

Their goal is to support the four million women* who give birth every year in making informed decisions about conception, pregnancy and birth. Says Gartrell-Judd, “We want to help women to be fully equipped with facts, historical perspective, and the confidence to make conscious choices about their own physical and emotional well-being.” The site includes informational articles on a wide variety of subjects, covering infertility and pre-conception concerns, prenatal testing and pregnancy risk factors, labor preparation, postpartum matters and ideas related to getting ready for the new arrival. (more…)

Original press release dated June 22, 2001

Postpartum Depression: ePregnancy.com Helps Moms Help Themselves

Kingston, Ohio, June 22, 2001 – ePregnancy.com today unveiled a new tool aimed at helping new mothers, their friends, and their families recognize signs of – and seek treatment for – postpartum depression.

Central to the interactive feature is the “Postpartum Contract,” a free customizable document that outlines various forms of postpartum depressive disorders. The site visitor can personalize and customize the contract online, print the contract, and give it to her husband or partner, as well as family and friends, for signing before her baby’s birth. Signature indicates an understanding of postpartum depression’s signs and symptoms, and a promise to encourage the new mother to seek help should she not be able to recognize the signs herself. (more…)

Original press release dated June 13, 2002

Majestic Media Pleased To Announce The Birth Of ePregnancy Magazine, The Print Spin-Off From The Popular Online Publication ePregnancy.com

PARK CITY, UTAH, June 13/PRNewswire/ — Nancy Price and Betsy Gartrell-Judd know a little something about pregnancy; they have seven children between them. These work-at-home moms are also the founders of ePregnancy.com, the popular online publication that has spun off a new print publication ePregnancy Magazine.

Published by Majestic Media, the magazine concerning “everything pregnancy” will hit newsstands this month with Price and Gartrell-Judd as the founding editors.

“Our new print magazine is a natural extension of the ePregnancy.com Web site,” Price said. (more…)

Here’s a peek at some of the ePregnancy magazine issues Nancy and Betsy edited (and planned, and wrote for, and otherwise slaved over). These are four issues featuring some star power on the cover — and all of these people were photographed just for us. :-)

ePregnancy magazine, August 2002
Featuring Teri Polo (interviewed by Nancy)

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