season 12

Lucille's Journey Through Depression

by Katie Moriarty | March 28, 2023

I want to thank Call the Midwife for highlighting this important topic.

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Unexpected Diagnoses

by Andrea Altomaro | March 27, 2023

When Lillian was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, I felt a pit in my stomach, tears stinging in my eyes. This hit close to home.

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Taking Stock of the Mental Burden

by Michelle Collins | March 27, 2023

We as health care workers don’t often stop to take stock of the toll that our work takes on not only ourselves, but our families, our relationships, literally everything we do.

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Legacy of Midwifery, Part 2

by Deborah McBain | March 26, 2023

As I explore the history of American nurse-midwifery, I can’t ignore the racism instilled in the profession which made Black midwives feel unwelcome.

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Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 2 GIF Recap

by Emma Goddard | March 24, 2023

It’s a new week in Poplar, and everyone is slowly adjusting to a new season of life at Nonnatus House.

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'Rivers of Blood' Speech Reflected Racism that Echoes Today

by Katie Moriarty | March 23, 2023

It can feel overwhelming when we think of our progress, or lack of progress, from the late 1960s.

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Parallels from the Past to the Present

by Michelle Collins | March 19, 2023

Diving into this first episode of the season, as is customary for the show, the writers don’t shy away from difficult topics.

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Legacy of Midwifery, Part 1

by Deborah McBain | March 19, 2023

The current issues in American midwifery are deeply enmeshed in the history of its origins.

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The Politicization of Hate

by Andrea Altomaro | March 19, 2023

Yet again, we see that the culture in Poplar in 1968 can share striking similarities with our current political climate.

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