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.
Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 3 GIF Recap Episode Recap
Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 3 GIF Recap
by Audrey Porter | April 14, 2025
If you found an injured bird on the sidewalk, would you take it home to care for it? For anyone who loves Fred Buckle as much as we do, it's no surprise that’s what the big-hearted East Ender does.
Creating Connections as Midwives
Creating Connections as Midwives
by Katie Moriarty | April 14, 2025
In Episode 2, the midwives made sure people were seen, heard, and they met them where they were.
Independence for the Isle of Dogs?
Independence for the Isle of Dogs?
by Katie Moriarty | April 10, 2025
Hello again to Call the Midwife as we welcome Season 14, Episode 1 back into our homes. As a modern-day midwife, I would like to blog about the community uprising in the Isle of Dogs.
Mental Health & Perinatal Care
Mental Health & Perinatal Care
by Michelle Collins | April 10, 2025
Historically, perinatal mental health has received far too little attention.
Small Acts of Resistance
Small Acts of Resistance
by Deborah McBain | April 09, 2025
Finding comfort by providing someone with a few moments of purpose and respect – or a warm, safe place to rest for a few hours.
Providing Compassionate Care Through Crisis
Providing Compassionate Care Through Crisis
by Andrea Altomaro | April 08, 2025
Medical dramas on TV have always been popular, but rarely do they get it right. Call the Midwife always seems to find a way to master this....
Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 2 GIF Recap Episode Recap
Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 2 GIF Recap
by Audrey Porter | April 07, 2025
Do you still have your champagne glasses out? Because we certainly do after last week’s delightful marriage proposal between Roger and Nancy.
Once a C-Section, Always a C-Section (?)
Once a C-Section, Always a C-Section (?)
by Michelle Collins | April 03, 2025
I hope that you bristled as much as I when the obstetrician silenced the woman’s protest. That patriarchal tone may have lessened over the decades, but it still exists, nonetheless.
War on Birth.
War on Birth.
by Deborah McBain | April 02, 2025
It’s 1970 and the Board of Health has declared war on Nonnatus House and not for the first time.