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Experienced midwives discuss how the plotlines and drama of Call the Midwife intersect with modern day Midwifery.
Call the Midwife Wins ACNM 2013 Media Award
Call the Midwife Wins ACNM 2013 Media Award
by Katie Moriarty | June 10, 2013
On Saturday, June 1, 2013, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) honored PBS and Call the Midwife with the 2013 Media Award during the Annual Meeting Awards Dinner.
Season 2 Finale: Chummy's Family Is Here in This Room
Season 2 Finale: Chummy's Family Is Here in This Room
by Katie Moriarty | May 26, 2013
In Episode 8, the final episode of the season, Chummy and PC Noakes meet with new challenges as they settle back into life in Poplar and are confronted with a very difficult birth. The midwives and...
Season 2 Wrap-Up
Season 2 Wrap-Up
by Andrea Altomaro | May 23, 2013
The end of Season 2 of Call the Midwife did not disappoint! I have to admit, I was holding my breath a little bit, thinking about how the last season of Downton Abbey ended, and was sincerely hopin...
Touching Lives
Touching Lives
by tish roeske | May 22, 2013
Like the main character Jenny Lee, I will never forget Nonnatus House and the stories of the lives that were touched by the midwives. Watching the beautifully produced and well-written show has bee...
Call the Midwife Reminds Us That Midwifery Is a Calling
Call the Midwife Reminds Us That Midwifery Is a Calling
by Andrea Altomaro | May 18, 2013
The last few episodes have really made me reflect on my new career as a midwife. Being a midwife was something that I dreamed about since learning about it during nursing school. It was always one ...
I Thought Everyone in England Drank Tea and Grew Beautiful Gardens
by Katie Moriarty | May 16, 2013
It was a treat to get to see Episode 7 on Mother’s Day, and I enjoyed this episode with my own mother. As a modern-day certified nurse midwife (CNM), this episode made me reflect on the impact of r...
The Good Bits
The Good Bits
by tish roeske | May 13, 2013
There is something especially right about watching Call the Midwife on Mothers’ Day, especially as I am about to head into the hospital to help deliver the baby of a colleague and soon-to-be first-...
The Classic Birth Pose
by Katie Moriarty | May 09, 2013
I had to smile when Jenny entered the room where Julia was kneeling beside the bed and stated, “You’re not sweeping the carpet.” She went to Sister Julienne for some guidance and was told to contin...
Families
by tish roeske | May 09, 2013
Pregnant women do not exist in a vacuum. The stresses and needs of a woman’s family will affect her pregnancy and labor. I am continually amazed at how a woman can power through and do what needs t...