About Lauren Shaddox, MSN, CNM

Lauren Shaddox, MSN, CNM, is a certified nurse-midwife on the team at Oakland Macomb Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C., which has offices in Rochester Hills, Troy, and Lenox, Michigan. 

Lauren completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Prior to earning her Master’s degree, she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish language and literature from the University of Colorado.

Before moving to Michigan with her family, Lauren worked for over a decade as a nurse and a midwife at a large hospital in Dallas, Texas, where she cared for thousands of families with a specific focus on individualized and supportive care. Lauren is grateful for every patient and family she has ever served, because each one has taught her important lessons about life and the art and science of midwifery.

Lauren’s professional interests include patient-centered care and shared decision-making, trauma-informed care, perinatal mental health, and breastfeeding support. Lauren is fluent in Spanish.

In her free time, Lauren enjoys time outdoors with her husband and children, exercising, catching up with friends and colleagues, and knitting and sewing.