The BabyCenter Editorial Team

Our talented and seasoned editors work with qualified journalists to craft clear, accurate, and helpful information about pregnancy and parenting. Content related to pregnancy, as well as child health and development, is reviewed and approved by our Medical Advisory Board .

Robin Hilmantel

Robin Hilmantel is the senior director of editorial strategy and growth. She has 15 years of experience reporting on and editing stories about parenting, baby products, health news, and lifestyle trends. Hilmantel lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she enjoys spending her nonworking hours with her husband, three sons, and tripod dog.

Marcella Gates

Marcella Gates , the senior director of content operations, has worked in online media for 20 years. Before joining BabyCenter, Gates was an award-winning newspaper reporter, a staff writer for Forbes.com, and an editor for AOL. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family, which includes three daughters and a very spoiled maltipoo.

Leah Rocketto

Leah Rocketto is the associate commerce director. She has over 10 years of experience creating content about patenting, baby products, health, and women's lifestyle trends. Rocketto lives in Connecticut with her husband, daughter, and dog.

Olivia DeLong

Olivia DeLong is a senior health editor. DeLong has more than 12 years of experience writing and editing stories around women's health issues, children's health, pregnancy, parenting, mental health, and everything in between. Her own fertility journey has inspired her to spend her working hours sharing important health information with women and families. DeLong lives in Atlanta with her husband, young daughter, and yellow Lab.

Caroline Picard

Caroline Picard is a senior health editor. Picard has nine years of experience writing and editing health, parenting, and lifestyle content. She lives in Boston with her husband and rescue dog.

Erika Reals

Erika Reals is a senior commerce editor. Reals' years of experience and deep knowledge of the product review space helps parents find the most useful products to make parenting or growing a baby just a little bit easier. She lives in Manhattan, New York, with her husband and rescue dog.

Morgan Bulman

Morgan Bulman is a commerce editor. Bulman has penned hundreds of shopping stories, including in-depth buying guides and product reviews, over her career in the home and lifestyle space. She lives in Queens, New York, with her fiance.

Rebekah Wahlberg

Rebekah Wahlberg is a senior associate editor and BabyCenter's baby name trends specialist. Previously, Wahlberg was a newspaper reporter and editor. She lives in Southern California with her silly dog Booger, where she enjoys hiking, yoga, and watching Netflix when she "should" be reading.