Jeanne Hansen

Birthline proudly honors Jeanne Hansen for her decades of service to pregnant women and families in need.

Her career began at Queen of Angels Hospital in Hollywood where she helped establish their first intensive care unit and ER. After moving to San Diego, she worked for 24 years as the director of a pediatric practice overseeing multiple locations… all while raising her family! When her daughters left the nest, Jeanne transitioned to working in the public health sector, specifically in perinatal care. It was then that she encountered Birthline and began referring patients, many of whom were pregnant teens.

In 2007, after almost 15 years in public health, she decided to retire and started volunteering at Birthline instead. She gradually became increasingly involved, until 2020 when she was officially hired as Program Director. Jeanne brought her public health perspective to Birthline’s services. Seeing an opportunity to do more than just give out free supplies, she created a resource book and initiated Birthline’s case management system. Among other changes, she also reached out to the San Diego Food Bank and enrolled Birthline as a Diaper Bank location.

Over time, Jeanne developed close relationships with many of the clients she worked with. Clients call her when they graduate or get married. Her compassion has made a difference in hundreds of lives.