Posts from Katie Moriarty

It Is the Others That Need Us the Most

by Katie Moriarty | April 14, 2015

Katie Moriarty discusses Episode 3's storylines that touched on sexuality, hatred of different groups, and poor housing conditions and public health issues. 

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Calypso Baby

by Katie Moriarty | April 07, 2015

Episode 2's tragic stillbirth inspired Katie Moriarty to share statistics and the modern methods of monitoring fetal movements. 

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The Power of One

by Katie Moriarty | March 31, 2015

Modern Day Midwives blogger Katie Moriarty discusses the parallels between the Season 4 Premiere's child neglect story line and recent real-life cases in her hometown of Detroit, and what can be do...

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Countdown to the Season 4 Premiere!

by Katie Moriarty | March 27, 2015

There's only a few more days until the Season 4 Premiere of Call the Midwife! To honor the day, Modern Day Midwives blogger Katie Moriarty and her team are hosting an event for the show in Detroit,...

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Season 3 Finale: The Circle of Life

by Katie Moriarty | May 27, 2014

The arrival of new life eclipses everything. When all goes well the room is filled with happiness and all the pain that went before is forgotten. Where there was mystery there is knowledge — where ...

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May 5, 2014 Was Nurses Day and the International Day of the Midwife

by Katie Moriarty | May 07, 2014

On May 5 each year we ask the world to focus on the role of midwives and midwifery. The 2014 theme for the International Day of the Midwife 2014 is “Midwives changing the world one family at a time...

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Perfection Is Not a Polished Thing

by Katie Moriarty | April 29, 2014

“Perfection is not a polished thing. It is often simply something that is sincerely meant. Perfection is a job complete, praise given, a prayer heard, it can be kindness shown, thanks offered up. P...

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You Are a Warrior

by Katie Moriarty | April 24, 2014

“To the young it seems no door is closed and as if all hearts are open. Everything is possible. Love comes so easily. I loved my work and the freedom that it brought me. I loved the teeming streets...

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Hope Is a Thing of Extraordinary Power

by Katie Moriarty | April 16, 2014

“Working as midwives in London’s East End we were no strangers to the first light or the half dark. When babies arrived we went to deliver them … it didn’t matter what the hour …”

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