The end of Season 2 of Call the Midwife did not disappoint! I have to admit, I was holding my breath a little bit, thinking about how the last season of Downton Abbey ended, and was sincerely hoping that there wouldn’t be any tragedies to break my heart while we waited for another season. Thankfully, […]
Like the main character Jenny Lee, I will never forget Nonnatus House and the stories of the lives that were touched by the midwives. Watching the beautifully produced and well written show has been a pleasure. It also makes me stop and remember all the wonderful stories I have been a part of as a […]
Last week while watching Call the Midwife, I thought about how the characters have become like old friends. It’s been wonderful over the last two seasons to watch them grow and change. This feeling is reminiscent of how I feel when I read a really great book and think of the characters. It’s a great […]
It was a treat to get to see Episode 7 on Mother’s Day and I enjoyed this episode with my own mother. Cynthia witnessed Mr. John Lacey consistently belittle his wife Annie. Jenny saw a different kind of abuse when she cared for a black mother-to-be, Mrs. Monique Hyde, who was subjected to racial prejudice […]
There is something especially right about watching Call the Midwife on Mothers’ Day, especially as I am about to head into the hospital to help deliver the baby of a colleague and soon-to-be first time mom. Fans of Call the Midwife rave about how good the show is, how accurate it is from a historical […]
In Episode 6 Dr. Turner is determined that Poplar will get a mobile van with an x-ray machine so that the community will no longer live under the threat of tuberculosis (TB). Sister Bernadette assists with the campaign and is a fabulous advocate and supporter for this public health endeavor. She also compassionately tries to […]
This week is Nurses’ week, and on Call the Midwife, we were able to see how much work the midwives do outside the realm of mothers and babies. After all, these midwives were nurses first! I always think it’s so interesting when we get to catch a glimpse of how the midwives are exceptionally skilled […]
Pregnant women do not exist in a vacuum. The stresses and needs of a women’sfamily will affect her pregnancy and labor. I am continually amazed at how a woman can power through and do what needs to be done during a pregnancy and delivery. In season two, episode six of Call the Midwife, Jenny Lee, […]
In Episode 5 the community prepares for the annual Summer Fete including a baby show. Nora Harding, an impoverished mother of eight has an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy while Jenny is confronted with the legalities involved surrounding this in the late 1950s. Nora takes matters into her own hands and the consequences are almost dire. […]
During my time in Liberia, we stayed in the house of a doctor that was rented out to the organization Africare. There were wonderful members of the Africare staff that were busy working at the house while we were there. We noticed one day that many of them had t-shirts that stated “Baby by Choice, […]
