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Call the Midwife

How Realistic is Call the Midwife?

"It's just like that!" Real midwives Andrea Altomaro, Michelle Collins, Katie Moriarty, and Deborah McBain talk about what Call the Midwife gets right about birth and midwives.

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Season 14
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Trixie cares for a single mother recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital.
Episode 1
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52:36
An apparent immaculate conception causes consternation at Nonnatus House.
Episode 8
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Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Poplar votes for its Mother of the Year.
Episode 7
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Joyce receives an unexpected visitor and a teenage mother reveals a disturbing truth.
Episode 6
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The pupil midwives prepare for their final exams; two young brothers are found abandoned.
Episode 5
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It’s summertime, and a young mother goes into labor amid Violet's first event as mayor.
Episode 4
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An urgent phone call received by anxious Trixie leads to dire consequences for a patient.
Episode 3
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The team is thrown into turmoil when a newborn is diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia.
Episode 2
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Shelagh and Joyce assist a heavily pregnant woman whose new flat is infested with mold.
Episode 1
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Nonnatus House kicks off a new pupil midwife training.
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