Call the Midwife

Trust of Family and Community

by Deborah McBain | April 30, 2023

The invitations are out! As Trixie and Matthew’s wedding approaches, I think of the parallels between wedding planning and planning for a birth.

Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 7 GIF Recap

by Emma Goddard | April 28, 2023

The biggest event of the year is almost here! Trixie and Matthew’s wedding is just around the corner, and all of their friends are eager to celebrate the love birds.

Support Systems are Crucial: Everybody Needs Somebody

by Andrea Altomaro | April 24, 2023

There were so many ways that adequate support would have changed much in the lives of the characters this week.

Being Unseen, Unheard

by Katie Moriarty | April 24, 2023

As a Modern Day Midwife, episode 6 made me reflect on the climate many women may currently face with feeling unseen and unheard within the realm of women’s health care.

Language Matters

by Deborah McBain | April 24, 2023

Women’s health care has a legacy of terms with patriarchal and sexist implications. Labels that can leave feelings of shame, guilt, and inadequacy.

Real Benefits Behind Birth in the Upright Position

by Michelle Collins | April 23, 2023

A real midwife unpacks the benefits of being in an upright position to birth: First and foremost, gravity is on your side in an upright position!

Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 6 GIF Recap

by Emma Goddard | April 21, 2023

After a tragic conclusion to last week’s episode, we could use a pick-me-up heading into Episode 6.

Spencer's Mental Health Crisis

by Katie Moriarty | April 17, 2023

Thank you Call the Midwife for highlighting an important mental health issue and the challenges and barriers that can exist.

Women Are Warriors

by Michelle Collins | April 17, 2023

Sometimes the words of Jenny Lee perk my ears more than at other times. This episode was one of those times. Her words describing women as “warriors” were (and are) spot on.

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