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Season 3 Finale: The Circle of Life

by Katie Moriarty | May 27, 2014

The arrival of new life eclipses everything. When all goes well the room is filled with happiness and all the pain that went before is forgotten. Where there was mystery there is knowledge — where ...

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May 5, 2014 Was Nurses Day and the International Day of the Midwife

by Katie Moriarty | May 07, 2014

On May 5 each year we ask the world to focus on the role of midwives and midwifery. The 2014 theme for the International Day of the Midwife 2014 is “Midwives changing the world one family at a time...

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Don’t Let Misfortune Find a Home

May 06, 2014

“The dawns were paler and the mornings cool; yet we had few thoughts of autumn or harvest — for we saw the fruits of women’s labor every day. The wheel of our year turned slowly … work was its cons...

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Perfection Is Not a Polished Thing

by Katie Moriarty | April 29, 2014

“Perfection is not a polished thing. It is often simply something that is sincerely meant. Perfection is a job complete, praise given, a prayer heard, it can be kindness shown, thanks offered up. P...

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You Are a Warrior

by Katie Moriarty | April 24, 2014

“To the young it seems no door is closed and as if all hearts are open. Everything is possible. Love comes so easily. I loved my work and the freedom that it brought me. I loved the teeming streets...

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Hope Is a Thing of Extraordinary Power

by Katie Moriarty | April 16, 2014

“Working as midwives in London’s East End we were no strangers to the first light or the half dark. When babies arrived we went to deliver them … it didn’t matter what the hour …”

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Our Work Was Birth — The Primal Act of a Woman's Life

by Katie Moriarty | April 08, 2014

“Our work was birth — the primal act of a woman’s life. A time fueled by instinct and by fear. Trusting our instinct can be what we fear most. Our actions are ours alone, and we must suffer their c...

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Knowledge Is a Seed That Can Take Centuries to Bloom

by Katie Moriarty | April 01, 2014

“I saw a thousand dawns when I was working in the East End — a thousand fresh beginnings. Everyday a world made new. There were challenges and changes but always the sense of life forging forward —...

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Countdown Is on to Season 3 Premiere!

by Katie Moriarty | March 29, 2014

Looking forward to seeing Season 3 premiere March 30, 2014, tomorrow night at 8 p.m.! I have missed the nurse-midwives and families in London’s East End!

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