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tish roeske

Elizabeth “Tish” Roeske (CNM, MS, BSN, RN) is a nurse-midwife and has been practicing in Metro Detroit as a certified nurse-midwife for 20 years.

Roeske graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science and from the University of Illinois-Chicago with a Master’s Degree in Science for Nurse-Midwife. She has practiced what is called “full scope midwifery-prenatal” care, attended births, postpartum care and gynecological care including contraception, annual gynecology exams and menopausal care.

“I have a special love for the delivery part; there is something truly remarkable about seeing a baby coming into the world,” Roeske says about being a nurse-midwife.

A significant part of what a nurse-midwife does is to teach women about how their body works and how to gain optimal health at all points along their life — that is what Roeske tries to accomplish as a nurse-midwife.

by tish roeske | May 22, 2013

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 bee...

by tish roeske | May 13, 2013

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-...

by tish roeske | May 09, 2013

Pregnant women do not exist in a vacuum. The stresses and needs of a woman’s family will affect her pregnancy and labor. I am continually amazed at how a woman can power through and do what needs t...

by tish roeske | April 29, 2013

I love how the producers and writers of Call the Midwife are fearless in tackling taboo subjects. The characters and story lines put a human face on difficult and devices issues of the 1950s. These...

by tish roeske | April 22, 2013

Resilience, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is “the ability to recover or adjust to misfortune or change.” Jenny Lee and the Roberts family prove in Episode 4 of Call the Midwife how resilient t...

by tish roeske | April 15, 2013

There are so many wonderful story lines in Call the Midwife. I enjoy watching the friendships that have developed. I like how the show’s creators give us a glimpse into the lives and emotions of th...

by tish roeske | April 08, 2013

The trust women place in their midwife is a gift. The trust a midwife places in herself is an essential skill. As I teach and mentor student nurse midwives, I tell them, “Be the midwife in the room...

Call the Midwife Season 2: Still Hitting the Mark

Call the Midwife Season 2: Still Hitting the Mark

by tish roeske | April 01, 2013

I have been anticipating Season 2 of Call the Midwife. Would it be as good as Season 1? Would it still be a wonderful look back at childbirth and the way it touches families and communities? Would ...

Modern Miracles

by tish roeske | November 06, 2012

In Episode 6 of Call the Midwife, Chummy delivers not twins, but triplets by candlelight and a bike headlamp without running water or enough blankets to wrap up the babies.

RSVP and Acceptance

by tish roeske | October 29, 2012

When a midwife accepts an invitation there should be a special place to mark “cannot attend,” “attend” (not on call) or “maybe attend” (on call). Chummy misses her date to meet Peter’s mother to be...

Love Is Both Pain and Joy

by tish roeske | October 22, 2012

“Love is both pain and joy,” could have been the tag line of Episode 4 of Call the Midwife. The young midwives Jenny and Cynthia observe the dynamic nature of love and childbirth. The pain of the c...

Community and Home

by tish roeske | October 16, 2012

Community and home came across to me as themes of Episode 3 of Call the Midwife. Jenny learns that what she defines as a comfortable home is different than what many of her clients consider home.