Learn What It Takes to Be a Midwife Today

Experienced midwives discuss how the plotlines and drama of Call the Midwife intersect with modern day Midwifery.
'Our Bodies Are Only Part of Who We Are'
'Our Bodies Are Only Part of Who We Are'
by Katie Moriarty | April 29, 2019
Katie Moriarty says just as there are variations and a spectrum with color – there is also variation or a spectrum with sexual anatomy.
Call the Midwife Season 8, Episode 5 GIF Recap
Call the Midwife Season 8, Episode 5 GIF Recap
by Emma Goddard | April 28, 2019
It’s a new day in Poplar, and the ladies are back on the grind. Love is in the air for a handful of our characters this week, and at the Iris Knight Institute, Dr. Turner and the midwives are takin...
First, Do No Harm
First, Do No Harm
by Andrea Altomaro | April 24, 2019
Andrea Altomaro says we can take anything away from this episode, she hopes it is that we understand that we really cannot assume we know better than any of our patients.
The Dangers of Closing Off Safe Options
The Dangers of Closing Off Safe Options
by Katie Moriarty | April 24, 2019
Katie Moriarty on a how a backstreet abortion in 1964 Poplar reveals that reproductive rights for women are still extremely challenging and that in the year 2019.
The Midwife’s Daughter
The Midwife’s Daughter
by Deborah McBain | April 22, 2019
Deborah McBain on her role as both a midwife and mother.
Call the Midwife Season 8, Episode 4 GIF Recap
Call the Midwife Season 8, Episode 4 GIF Recap
by Emma Goddard | April 21, 2019
We blinked, and suddenly we’re halfway through the show that always gets us through our Sunday night scaries without fail. Oh how time flies when you’re busy wiping away tears after every episode o...
Life Bound Up in Mysteries
Life Bound Up in Mysteries
by Deborah McBain | April 15, 2019
Deborah McBain speaks to the mystery of how we come to different conclusions on keeping children safe.
Understanding Grief
Understanding Grief
by Andrea Altomaro | April 15, 2019
Andrea Altomaro on how grief changes you forever.
Going Beyond the Surface
Going Beyond the Surface
by Katie Moriarty | April 15, 2019
Katie Moriarty highlights what Poplar's clinicians and staff do to go above and beyond for their patients.