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Season 10: Episode 5

Premiere date: Oct. 31, 2021

With Sister Hilda away on a refresher course, Sister Julienne steps in to carry out home visits. The new Pupil Midwives settle in. An overly protective mother struggles to cope with her daughter's teenage pregnancy and frustrates Pupil Midwife Nancy.

Season 10: Episode 5

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Call the Midwife Season 10, Episode 5 GIF Recap

Call the Midwife Season 10, Episode 5 GIF Recap

by Emma Goddard | November 01, 2021

There’s a heatwave in Poplar, and the women of Nonnatus House are in the midst of their pupil midwife training.

Making Their Own Choices

Making Their Own Choices

by Katie Moriarty | October 31, 2021

This episode really got me thinking of several things; however, the storyline of Janette Owen’s teen pregnancy and her lack of rights and autonomy got me searching, exploring and reflecting.

Wrath and Kindness

Wrath and Kindness

by Deborah McBain | October 31, 2021

Shelagh Turner wisely points out to her student, Corrigan, that passion is not compassion. Perhaps the sin is in not examining what the wrath is trying to teach.

Not Letting Passion Disrupt Compassion

Not Letting Passion Disrupt Compassion

by Michelle Collins | October 31, 2021

One of the most difficult skills to teach, perhaps the most difficult, is that of preventing imposition of one’s own beliefs and judgement into a patient situation – knowingly or unconsciously.

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Sister Julienne consults with a mother-to-be in a scene from episode 5. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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An expectant father reacts in a scene from episode 5. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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An expectant mother reacts in a scene from episode 5 | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Jeanette and Doris Owen visit the clinic in a scene from episode 5. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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An expectant mother in a scene from episode 5. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Nurse Shelagh speaks to pupil midwives in a scene from episode 5. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

Explore all episodes from Season 10

Episode 1

Sister Julienne and Dr. Turner clash over whether to provide a private care service.

Episode 2

Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her.

Episode 3

A complicated pregnancy leads the Nonnatus team on a path of discovery.

Episode 4

It's July 1966, and Britain is in the grip of World Cup fever.

Episode 6

Dr. Turner and Sister Frances help a mother-to-be who refuses medical care.

Episode 7

Nonnatus House struggles to come to terms with Nancy’s revelation.

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