Episode 34: Building A Life-Affirming Society (Part 1)

In this two-part conversation, fourth-year medical student and mother of two Alexandra Davidson offers insights on how medical professionals can help build a life-affirming society. In this first conversation, Alexandra identifies a variety of societal factors that impact women's pregnancy decisions, including challenges facing women in the medical profession.Alexandra is an AAPLOG member as well as a Student Ambassador for FACTS About Fertility, a fertility awareness education organization. In 2023, at our Matthew Bulfin Educational Conference, Alexandra won the Honeycutt Award for her outstanding scientific poster presentation highlighting her research on Kansas physicians’ knowledge and perceptions of fertility awareness-based family planning methods.  Resources/sources from interview:Cycle charting: https://www.factsaboutfertility.org/what-is-charting/Latched mama: https://www.facebook.com/latchedmamaBoth Lives Matter: https://bothlivesmatter.org/stories/hannahs-story-im-pro-life-butDr. Milk: https://www.drmilk.org/  Kelly Mom: https://kellymom.com/  Drugs and Lactation Database: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)InfantRisk Center: https://infantrisk.com/  Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram