▁and ▁early ▁parent ing ▁expert . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁pre gn ancy ▁guide , ▁The ▁Joy ▁of ▁P reg n ancy ▁published ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁The ▁Harvard ▁Common ▁Press . ▁ ▁She ▁founded ▁the ▁online ▁community ▁" St ork ▁Site " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁as ▁a ▁resource ▁for ▁pre gn ant ▁women . ▁ ▁K ro pp ▁is ▁a ▁Register ed ▁Per in atal ▁Nur se , ▁and ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" D ear ▁Abb y " ▁of ▁pre gn ancy . ▁With ▁over ▁twenty ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁as ▁a ▁per in atal ▁nur se , ▁she ▁has ▁delivered ▁thousands ▁of ▁b ab ies ▁at ▁the ▁California ▁Pacific ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁CA . ▁▁ ▁She ▁lives ▁in ▁Mar in ▁County , ▁CA , ▁with ▁her ▁family . ▁ ▁Education ▁K ro pp ▁studied ▁anth rop ology ▁and ▁psych ology ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁at ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁earned ▁her ▁n urs ing ▁degree ▁from ▁Man ate e ▁College ▁in ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁While ▁in ▁college , ▁K ro pp ▁started ▁a ▁home b irth ▁advoc acy ▁group ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁labor ▁and ▁birth ▁fl our ished . ▁ ▁Early ▁work ▁ ▁P ill ow ▁T alk ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁K ro pp ▁founded ▁P ill ow ▁T alk , ▁Modern ▁Child b irth ▁Education , ▁a ▁pre -