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Beyond Medicine: Redefining Birth Through a Physician's Eyes
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Dr. Lauren Davis takes us on an extraordinary journey from medical resident to holistic maternal health advocate in this captivating conversation about birth choices, postpartum healing, and the powerful integration of conventional and functional medicine.
Originally trained as an osteopathic physician & family medicine, Dr. Davis's perspective on birth and maternal health transformed dramatically after experiencing both a hospital birth during her medical residency and later, an "orgasmic" home birth attended by her physician husband. Her candid comparison of these experiences reveals profound insights about how birth environments affect physiology. "We know, for a woman's body and her physiology, all mammals have a reflex. When we are fearful, when we don't feel comfortable, what happens is that the cervix begins to close," she explains, illuminating how hospital settings can inadvertently trigger fear responses that complicate birth.
The stark contrast between her experiences—a hospital birth with a third-degree tear versus a gentle home birth where "I didn't even push, he pushed himself out"—sparked a career transformation. As a breastfeeding medicine specialist and founder of Latched, Nourished Thriving, Dr. Davis now addresses the critical yet overlooked aspects of postpartum recovery through a functional medicine lens. Her research revealed startling gaps in conventional postpartum care, including that "breastfeeding women need almost double the amount of protein as their baseline" and that all pregnant women develop gut permeability that requires specific healing.
Dr. Davis's ability to bridge medical knowledge with embodied wisdom makes this conversation particularly valuable. Her explanation of orgasmic birth demystifies this concept by connecting it to our neurophysiology and hormone production, while her practical approach to postpartum detoxification addresses modern environmental challenges facing new mothers. Through her programs and books, she's created accessible pathways for women to reclaim their postpartum health beyond the standard six-week checkup.
Ready to transform your understanding of birth and postpartum recovery? Visit Dr. Davis's website to access her free masterclass and discover how functional medicine approaches can support your maternal journey.
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Dr. Lauren Davis (00:00:00)
2. Medical Journey and First Pregnancy (00:03:00)
3. Hospital Birth Experience as a Resident (00:05:20)
4. Postpartum Challenges and Career Pivot (00:10:55)
5. Shift in Birth Philosophy (00:17:46)
6. Decision to Choose Home Birth (00:25:40)
7. The Home Birth Experience (00:29:44)
8. Understanding Orgasmic Birth (00:35:10)
9. Postpartum at Home vs. Hospital (00:39:01)
10. Physician Community Reactions to Home Birth (00:43:23)
11. Latched, Nourished and Thriving Program (00:48:41)
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