Reclaim Your Birth: Sovereignty, Intuition & the Dad's Surprising Role with Midwife, Catalina Clark
About this episode
The episode discusses the significant role of fathers in the birth room and explores themes of birth sovereignty and spiritual midwifery with midwife Catalina Clark.
What if the most powerful voice in your birth room isn't the doctor's — it's your husband's? In this episode, I sit down with Catalina Clark, a licensed home birth midwife in Sonoma, California, who has spent 11 years at the crossroads of spiritual midwifery, birth sovereignty, and the sacred side of birth that nobody in the hospital is talking about. From the father's role in the birth room to why Pitocin may be affecting us on a cultural level, we talk about it all — and I think you're goin...
People in this episode
Host: My Essential Birth
Guest: Catalina Clark
Topics covered
- birth sovereignty
- father's role
- spiritual midwifery
- home birth
- cultural impact of Pitocin
Keywords
- birth
- midwifery
- father's role
- Pitocin
- home birth
- birth sovereignty
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Sonoma, California
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