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Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig · 396 episodes with transcripts

Join Cynthia Overgard and Trisha Ludwig once per week for evidence-based straight talk on pregnancy, birth and postpartum --- beyond the clichés and beyond the system.

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Latest Down to Birth transcripts

#388 | Twin Home Birth at 38 Weeks: Leaving High-Risk Care and Choosing a Midwife

October 7, 2026

Victoria (0:03)

I was asked, hey, do you want to be pregnant, first of all? And then second, do you want to have twins? Because if not, we can dissolve one of them. If you're just not feeling it, if you only want to have one baby, we can do this.

And that was just insane to me. Like someone was asking me this, there was no medical issue, so I don't even know why they asked me this question. I was just, I was speechless.

Cynthia Overgard (0:33)

I'm Cynthia Overgard, birth educator, advocate for informed consent, and postpartum support specialist.

Trisha Ludwig (0:40)

And I'm Trisha Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.

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