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Season 8: Episode 3
Premiere date: April 14, 2019
The Turners oversee a measles vaccination trial while the rest of the team tries to bring the beach to Poplar. Valerie helps a struggling mother accept her son’s birth defect.
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Meeting New Baby Kirk
Nurses Dyer and Anderson break the news about a new baby's condition.
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Meeting New Baby Kirk
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Nurses Dyer and Anderson break the news about a new baby's condition.
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An Anxious Mother
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Dr. Turner tries to ease a worried mother's fears about her newborn's health.
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Call the Midwife Season 8, Episode 3 GIF Recap
by Emma Goddard | April 14, 2019
We won’t deny it – this season of “Call the Midwife” has gotten off to a bleak start. A big ol’ YIKES doesn’t even begin to cover it. While we can usually turn to the dulcet tones of Jenny Lee’s ep...
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Life Bound Up in Mysteries
by Deborah McBain | April 15, 2019
Deborah McBain speaks to the mystery of how we come to different conclusions on keeping children safe.
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Understanding Grief
by Andrea Altomaro | April 15, 2019
Andrea Altomaro on how grief changes you forever.
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Going Beyond the Surface
by Katie Moriarty | April 15, 2019
Katie Moriarty highlights what Poplar's clinicians and staff do to go above and beyond for their patients.
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