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.
Building a Better Community Starts with You
Building a Better Community Starts with You
by Katie Moriarty | May 01, 2023
Episode 7 got me thinking about how I can impact and encourage my own community.
When Love Requires Sacrifice
When Love Requires Sacrifice
by Andrea Altomaro | April 30, 2023
We all make the best decisions we can with the information we have at the time, using our love to drive us forward.
Trust of Family and Community
Trust of Family and Community
by Deborah McBain | April 30, 2023
The invitations are out! As Trixie and Matthew’s wedding approaches, I think of the parallels between wedding planning and planning for a birth.
Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 7 GIF Recap Episode Recap
Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 7 GIF Recap
by Emma Goddard | April 28, 2023
The biggest event of the year is almost here! Trixie and Matthew’s wedding is just around the corner, and all of their friends are eager to celebrate the love birds.
Support Systems are Crucial: Everybody Needs Somebody
Support Systems are Crucial: Everybody Needs Somebody
by Andrea Altomaro | April 24, 2023
There were so many ways that adequate support would have changed much in the lives of the characters this week.
Being Unseen, Unheard
Being Unseen, Unheard
by Katie Moriarty | April 24, 2023
As a Modern Day Midwife, episode 6 made me reflect on the climate many women may currently face with feeling unseen and unheard within the realm of women’s health care.
Language Matters
Language Matters
by Deborah McBain | April 24, 2023
Women’s health care has a legacy of terms with patriarchal and sexist implications. Labels that can leave feelings of shame, guilt, and inadequacy.
Real Benefits Behind Birth in the Upright Position
Real Benefits Behind Birth in the Upright Position
by Michelle Collins | April 23, 2023
A real midwife unpacks the benefits of being in an upright position to birth: First and foremost, gravity is on your side in an upright position!
Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 6 GIF Recap Episode Recap
Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 6 GIF Recap
by Emma Goddard | April 21, 2023
After a tragic conclusion to last week’s episode, we could use a pick-me-up heading into Episode 6.