Call the Midwife

2012•17 series•Entertainment / Medical
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Adapted by Heidi Thomas from the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth, this drama series is a moving look at midwifery and family life in the late 1950s and early 1960s in East End London. Initially the series follows newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee, who is surprised to find herself at a convent alongside nuns who are working as midwives and nurses in the local community. As the series progresses, the nurses navigate revolutionary changes in healthcare as well as social changes in post-war Britain.

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The Nonnatus team grow increasingly concerned for the welfare of four young children.

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A new medical technique threatens to change the face of obstetrics forever.

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Rosalind is drawn into an unusual domestic case, while Joyce is seconded to the hospital.

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4/8. Sister Catherine is distraught when a newborn baby is snatched from the maternity home. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

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5/8. Tragedy strikes a local family, and Dr Turner's actions come under scrutiny. Sister Julienne must make a decision. [S,AD] [HD]

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