About The Author

tish roeske

Elizabeth "Tish" Roeske (CNM, MS, BSN, RN) is a nurse-midwife and has been practicing in Metro Detroit as a certified nurse-midwife for 20 years.

Roeske graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science and from the University of Illinois-Chicago with a Master’s Degree in Science for Nurse-Midwife. She has practiced what is called “full scope midwifery-prenatal” care, attended births, postpartum care and gynecological care including contraception, annual gynecology exams and menopausal care.

“I have a special love for the delivery part; there is something truly remarkable about seeing a baby coming into the world,” Roeske says about being a nurse-midwife.

A significant part of what a nurse-midwife does is to teach women about how their body works and how to gain optimal health at all points along their life — that is what Roeske tries to accomplish as a nurse-midwife.

Touching Lives
Touching Lives
by tish roeske | May 22, 2013
Like the main character Jenny Lee, I will never forget Nonnatus House and the stories of the lives that were touched by the midwives. Watching the beautifully produced and well-written show has bee...
The Good Bits
The Good Bits
by tish roeske | May 13, 2013
There is something especially right about watching Call the Midwife on Mothers’ Day, especially as I am about to head into the hospital to help deliver the baby of a colleague and soon-to-be first-...
Families
by tish roeske | May 09, 2013
Pregnant women do not exist in a vacuum. The stresses and needs of a woman’s family will affect her pregnancy and labor. I am continually amazed at how a woman can power through and do what needs t...
The Taboo
by tish roeske | April 29, 2013
I love how the producers and writers of Call the Midwife are fearless in tackling taboo subjects. The characters and story lines put a human face on difficult and devices issues of the 1950s. These...
Resilience
Resilience
by tish roeske | April 22, 2013
Resilience, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is “the ability to recover or adjust to misfortune or change.” Jenny Lee and the Roberts family prove in Episode 4 of Call the Midwife how resilient t...
Parallels
Parallels
by tish roeske | April 15, 2013
There are so many wonderful story lines in Call the Midwife. I enjoy watching the friendships that have developed. I like how the show’s creators give us a glimpse into the lives and emotions of th...
Trust
Trust
by tish roeske | April 08, 2013
The trust women place in their midwife is a gift. The trust a midwife places in herself is an essential skill. As I teach and mentor student nurse midwives, I tell them, “Be the midwife in the room...
Call the Midwife Season 2: Still Hitting the Mark
Call the Midwife Season 2: Still Hitting the Mark
by tish roeske | April 01, 2013
I have been anticipating Season 2 of Call the Midwife. Would it be as good as Season 1? Would it still be a wonderful look back at childbirth and the way it touches families and communities? Would ...
Modern Miracles
by tish roeske | November 06, 2012
In Episode 6 of Call the Midwife, Chummy delivers not twins, but triplets by candlelight and a bike headlamp without running water or enough blankets to wrap up the babies.
RSVP and Acceptance
by tish roeske | October 29, 2012
When a midwife accepts an invitation there should be a special place to mark “cannot attend,” “attend” (not on call) or “maybe attend” (on call). Chummy misses her date to meet Peter’s mother to be...
Love Is Both Pain and Joy
by tish roeske | October 22, 2012
“Love is both pain and joy,” could have been the tag line of Episode 4 of Call the Midwife. The young midwives Jenny and Cynthia observe the dynamic nature of love and childbirth. The pain of the c...
Community and Home
by tish roeske | October 16, 2012
Community and home came across to me as themes of Episode 3 of Call the Midwife. Jenny learns that what she defines as a comfortable home is different than what many of her clients consider home.