About Us

Welcome to Epigee! This site exists as an educational resource for women, especially those facing unplanned pregnancy. Since 2001, over 1.5 million visitors have come to this site for information about pregnancy, pregnancy centers, fetal development, reproductive health, pregnancy options, and abortion alternatives. Epigee Pregnancy Resource has connected thousands of women with online crisis pregnancy counselors, and directed many more to local pregnancy centers and clinics.

Author Credits

This site was originally written, researched, and published to the web by Monnica Williams, M.A. Ms. Williams has been interested in women's health issues for over 15 years. She has been actively involved in the work of several pregnancy clinics, including A Woman's Concern in Massachusetts, The Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia, and the Westside Pregnancy Resource Center & Clinical Laboratory in Los Angeles, where she served as Lead Counselor. In 1996 Ms. Williams was designated as "Hometown Hero" by Citizen Magazine for outreach work to local family planning clinics.

Ms. Williams has written many articles about reproductive issues, mental health, and race. She has served on the board of directors of several non-profit organizations, including the OC and Spectrum Disorders Association and the Brookline Women's Shelter. Ms. Williams has lectured on teen pregnancy and related issues and has been active in helping non-profit organizations develop a web presence.

She graduated from MIT in 1992 and worked in the Department of Computer Science at UCLA until June of 2000. She holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia, where she is doctoral candidate studying anxiety disorders. She is currently a Psychology Intern at McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital site, where she treats patients with major mental illnesses. She can be contacted by mail at: University of Virginia, Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA.

Contact Information

This site is operated by Epigee.org. A team of writers, researchers, designers, and programmers, Epigee.org is devoted to providing accurate, up-to-date information on the subjects of pregnancy, women’s health and well being. Our goal is to offer readers insight into their health and tips on how they can improve their lifestyle in order to promote a healthy mind and body.

We are always happy to read our visitors questions and suggestions. If you have a comment, please go to our Contact Us page and complete our easy-to-use contact form.