The Phenomenon Of Parents Opting Out Of Birth Certificates For Their Kids | Midwife Lindsey Meehleis
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
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5 • 9.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Why are so many parents refusing to register birth certificates for their kids? The answer might shock you. 😳
Lindsey Meehleis, one of OC’s top midwives with 22+ years of hands-on experience, spills the truth on why some parents are skipping birth certificates—and what could go wrong. We’re also diving into the shocking reality of “emergency C-sections” and the real risks of inductions. If you’re a parent (or planning to be), you need to hear this.
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| 0:00.0 | In your experience as a midwife, when did you start noticing this slow uptake of parents saying, |
| 0:05.6 | hey, actually, I want to opt out of a birth certificate for my child? |
| 0:09.4 | It's definitely becoming more of a trend. |
| 0:11.1 | There's more people that are talking about it. |
| 0:12.4 | I'm hearing more podcasts about it. |
| 0:13.7 | There's an alternative. |
| 0:14.8 | Like, we don't have to register our child in a database that makes them essentially an entity of the corporation of the United States of America. |
| 0:25.6 | Why is it better to not have a social security number or a birth certificate? |
| 0:29.6 | They are the ones that have full sovereignty of their child. |
| 0:33.6 | Their child is not owned by the state. |
| 0:35.6 | Their child is an independent person operating within the United States, not an entity of the United States. |
| 0:42.3 | They want to avoid having a state be able to take a child away when there's crazy rules that the state knows better than the parent. Very Very There is a contemporary phenomenon of parents refusing to register birth certificates for their children. |
| 1:20.4 | And I wanted to learn more about the beliefs driving it, the groups involved, the arguments they make, and any potential real-world consequences. |
| 1:27.8 | Lindsay Meles is one of the most sought-after midwives in Orange County, California, |
| 1:31.4 | with over 22 years of hands-on experience supporting families through pregnancy and birth, |
| 1:35.7 | who has been getting more and more of these requests. |
| 1:38.1 | I wanted to get her take on why so many parents feel that not getting a birth certificate |
| 1:42.1 | or social security number is what is best for their baby. |
| 1:45.5 | We also cover some shocking info on alleged emergency C-section births in America, and what is at |
| 1:50.8 | risk when you elect for an induction? If you want to watch this episode, you can by subscribing |
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| 1:59.9 | two episodes a week where we bring on experts doing their best to heal us at culture, physically, emotionally, or spiritually. Whether you're a first-time listener or long time, please leave us a five-star review before we get started. And by the way, if you love this episode, go back. Listen to my episode of the spillover that I did with Lindsay Mealus because it was fantastic. |
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