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.
A Vocation With Challenges
A Vocation With Challenges
by Michelle Collins | March 21, 2024
Like any profession, the job of a midwife comes with its set of challenges — as well as its bountiful privileges.
Recalling A Complicated Birth
Recalling A Complicated Birth
by Deborah McBain | March 20, 2024
As midwives, some births stay with us and change us forever, for better or for worse.
A Midwife’s Touch: Easing Challenging Birth Experiences
A Midwife’s Touch: Easing Challenging Birth Experiences
by Andrea Altomaro | March 19, 2024
The season premiere captures the complex complications that accompany child birth and the importance for midwives to remain calm in the face of difficulty.
Call the Midwife Season 13, Episode 1 GIF Recap Episode Recap
Call the Midwife Season 13, Episode 1 GIF Recap
by Audrey Porter | March 18, 2024
The blue jays are chirping, the tulips are blooming, and the sun is finally beginning to shine, which can only mean one thing: the arrival of new midwives to Nonnatus House!
Call the Midwife 2023 Holiday Special GIF Recap Episode Recap
Call the Midwife 2023 Holiday Special GIF Recap
by Audrey Porter | December 27, 2023
It’s the most wonderful time of the year at Nonnatus House. Bring on the festive cheer, charming carols, and heartfelt snogging under the mistletoe.
Recapping the Emotional Rollercoaster of the Season 12 Finale
Recapping the Emotional Rollercoaster of the Season 12 Finale
by Michelle Collins | May 09, 2023
Fair warning for anyone who has not watched the episode yet…have tissue readily available!
A Community Brought Together By Love
A Community Brought Together By Love
by Deborah McBain | May 07, 2023
This season opened with Poplar divided by racism, hate and fear but ends in a community brought together by love.
Go Where Love Is, Because That Is Where Life Is
Go Where Love Is, Because That Is Where Life Is
by Andrea Altomaro | May 07, 2023
Season 12 came to a close with us experiencing some of the highest highs and lowest lows, all within the last hour.
Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 8 GIF Recap
Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 8 GIF Recap
by Emma Goddard | May 05, 2023
Drum roll, please. Coachella before it was Coachella. An event to rival any royal coronation. The party of the century.