Support provided by:
Watch Season 14 with PBS Passport Starting Aug. 7
Modern Midwives Blog
Menu

Learn What It Takes to Be a Midwife Today

Experienced midwives discuss how the plotlines and drama of Call the Midwife intersect with modern day Midwifery.
Humanity is Fragile
Humanity is Fragile
by Katie Moriarty | April 27, 2015
Katie Moriarty shares how she related to Sister Julienne's challenges working with a couple who refused medical treatment in Episode 5. 
READ MORE
From Bengali Babies to Mindful Medicine
From Bengali Babies to Mindful Medicine
by Deborah McBain | April 27, 2015
Deborah McBain recently chatted with one of her consulting physicians to get some insight on Dr. Turner's relationship with the midwives of Nonnatus House. 
READ MORE
Public Health Behavior: Changes and Challenges
Public Health Behavior: Changes and Challenges
by Katie Moriarty | April 20, 2015
Katie Moriarty explores Episode 4’s theme of changes in health behavior. 
READ MORE
Five Truths Call the Midwife Reveals About Modern Midwives
Five Truths Call the Midwife Reveals About Modern Midwives
by Deborah McBain | April 20, 2015
Deborah McBain explores what most midwives have in common.
READ MORE
In Midwifery, There Is No Room for Passing Judgements
In Midwifery, There Is No Room for Passing Judgements
by Andrea Altomaro | April 20, 2015
Andrea Altomoro explains that no matter a woman’s background —her age, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, sexual identity — it is a midwife’s job to provide safe, compassionate, and quality care.
READ MORE
It Is the Others That Need Us the Most
It Is the Others That Need Us the Most
by Katie Moriarty | April 14, 2015
Katie Moriarty discusses Episode 3's storylines that touched on sexuality, hatred of different groups, and poor housing conditions and public health issues. 
READ MORE
Some Are Easier to Love Than Others
Some Are Easier to Love Than Others
by Deborah McBain | April 13, 2015
During her long nursing career, Deborah McBain has cared for families in a multitude of configurations, but it is the similarities in partnerships and families that strike her the most.
READ MORE
A Midwife for the Most Vulnerable
A Midwife for the Most Vulnerable
by Andrea Altomaro | April 13, 2015
Andrea Altomaro explores the parallels between the episode’s plot and her modern day practice. Part of midwifery is being available for support, and sometimes simply listening to the struggles that...
READ MORE
Calypso Baby
Calypso Baby
by Katie Moriarty | April 07, 2015
Episode 2's tragic stillbirth inspired Katie Moriarty to share statistics and the modern methods of monitoring fetal movements. 
READ MORE