Pregnancy and Addiction

by Michelle Collins | May 13, 2025

All too often there is no happy ending when addiction issues are involved. I estimate that most of you reading this have been touched in some way either by your own, or a loved one’s addiction issues.

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Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 7 GIF Recap

by Audrey Porter | May 12, 2025

The glorious autumnal season has descended upon Poplar, and with its arrival, many of our favorite characters are preparing for some changes of their own.

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"A Place for Everything, and Everything in Its Place"

by Katie Moriarty | May 08, 2025

We can have obstacles and varying perspectives. However, each person ultimately has to withstand, adjust, accommodate, overcome… OR… succumb to the negative outcomes.

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When Things Go Wrong In Body, Mind, and Attitude

by Michelle Collins | May 07, 2025

Decades ago, women were encouraged to stay in bed for extended periods of time after birth. We now encourage them to be up and out of bed very soon after birth. Mrs. Midgley's case shows why.

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Navigating Hostility: A New Normal in Healthcare

by Andrea Altomaro | May 06, 2025

In healthcare today, we talk a lot about checking our implicit biases and realizing our own microaggressions, but how do we react when it’s the patient treating the nurse or midwife poorly?

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Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 6 GIF Recap

by Audrey Porter | May 05, 2025

Not everyone is smiling in Poplar this week – and we can’t blame them. After all, there’s a pressing public health crisis sparked by the recent dustmen’s strike.

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Poverty and Pregnancy

by Michelle Collins | May 02, 2025

Poverty and pregnancy… two words that are too often unfortunately paired together. Add interpersonal violence to that equation, and it is a deadly triple threat.

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Providers with Servant Hearts

by Katie Moriarty | April 30, 2025

As providers, we are often faced with life and death situations or witness individual’s personal traumas. But the act of helping others and really engaging can rejuvenate us.

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Keep Reaching Out Your Hand

by Andrea Altomaro | April 29, 2025

This episode highlights the vulnerability of pregnant women, and that healthcare providers need to be diligent about screening for abuse and intimate partner violence.

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