Kate Rope is editorial director of the Seleni Institute and an award-winning freelance journalist whose work has appeared in many publications and online outlets including the New York Times, Real Simple, CNN.com, Shape, Glamour UK, BabyCenter, Parade and Parenting. She has been a key staff member of many national and international publications, including LIFE and Mother Jones and was a founding editor of Health.com. She is the author of Strong as a Mother and coauthor of the Complete Guide to Medications During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and two daughters.