About the author: My name is Mary Waldrop. I am a senior nursing student at Longwood University. I hope to become a nurse within OB nursing in the future but community nursing is a specialty I have been learning about throughout the semesters I have been at Longwood University. I hope this information within the website is useful and gives you the tools needed to utilize in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle!
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