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Premiere date: March 31, 2013
Nonnatus House opens its doors to warmly welcome the audience back into 1950s East End London and continues to follow Poplar’s community of exceptional midwives and nursing nuns. The new series stays true to its roots — viewers can expect to see more births, babies and bicycling, plus blossoming romance from an unexpected quarter.
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Jessica Raine on her Costume
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Season 2, Episode 3 of Call the Midwife. Jessica Raine shares her experiences filming the London Hospital scenes and her thoughts on her 'couture" hospital costume.
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Jessica Raine on her Costume
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Jessica Raine on her Costume
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at Season 2, Episode 3 of Call the Midwife. Jessica Raine shares her experiences filming the
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Our Favorite Chummy Moments
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Our Favorite Chummy Moments
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Look back on some of Chummy's most memorable moments and relive many of the laughs and tender times from the first two sea
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Helen and Pam
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Helen and Pam
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at Trixie and Sister Evangelina's adventures in Season 2, Episode 1. Helen George, who plays
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The Creators of Call the Midwife
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The Creators of Call the Midwife
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at Season 2, Episode 2. Executive producer Pippa Harris and writer Heidi Thomas describe how
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Attitudes Toward Handicapped Children
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Attitudes Toward Handicapped Children
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Executive Producer Pippa Harris, Pam Ferris and Jessica Raine discuss the how differently handicapped babies were treated
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Trixie
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Trixie
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Executive Producer Pippa Harris and actress Helen George share their love for Helen's character Trixie. They discuss how T
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Scenes from Episode 8
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Scenes from Episode 8
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Preview seven scenes from the Season 2 Finale of Call the Midwife. Chummy and PC Noakes meet with new challenges as they s
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Scenes from Episode 7
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Scenes from Episode 7
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Preview six scenes from Season 2, Episode 7 before it airs Sunday, May 12. Watch as Sister Bernadette recovers from her il
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Season 2 Finale: Chummy's Family Is Here in This Room
Season 2 Finale: Chummy's Family Is Here in This Room
by Katie Moriarty | May 26, 2013
In Episode 8, the final episode of the season, Chummy and PC Noakes meet with new challenges as they settle back into life in Poplar and are confronted with a very difficult birth. The midwives and...
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Season 2 Wrap-Up
Season 2 Wrap-Up
by Andrea Altomaro | May 23, 2013
The end of Season 2 of Call the Midwife did not disappoint! I have to admit, I was holding my breath a little bit, thinking about how the last season of Downton Abbey ended, and was sincerely hopin...
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Touching Lives
Touching Lives
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...
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Call the Midwife Reminds Us That Midwifery Is a Calling
Call the Midwife Reminds Us That Midwifery Is a Calling
by Andrea Altomaro | May 18, 2013
The last few episodes have really made me reflect on my new career as a midwife. Being a midwife was something that I dreamed about since learning about it during nursing school. It was always one ...
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I Thought Everyone in England Drank Tea and Grew Beautiful Gardens
by Katie Moriarty | May 16, 2013
It was a treat to get to see Episode 7 on Mother’s Day, and I enjoyed this episode with my own mother. As a modern-day certified nurse midwife (CNM), this episode made me reflect on the impact of r...
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The Good Bits
The Good Bits
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-...
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The Classic Birth Pose
by Katie Moriarty | May 09, 2013
I had to smile when Jenny entered the room where Julia was kneeling beside the bed and stated, “You’re not sweeping the carpet.” She went to Sister Julienne for some guidance and was told to contin...
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Season 2 Episode 6: Jenny Inspires
by Andrea Altomaro | May 09, 2013
This week is Nurses’ week, and on Call the Midwife we were able to see how much work the midwives do outside the realm of mothers and babies. After all, these midwives were nurses first! I always t...
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Families
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...
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Season 2 Episode 5: Tell Dr. Turner That a Woman Has Had a Miscarriage and Call an Ambulance
Season 2 Episode 5: Tell Dr. Turner That a Woman Has Had a Miscarriage and Call an Ambulance
by Katie Moriarty | May 04, 2013
In Episode 5, the community prepares for the annual Summer Fete including a baby show. Nora Harding, an impoverished mother of eight has an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy, while Jenny is confront...
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Baby by Choice, Not by Chance
Baby by Choice, Not by Chance
by Andrea Altomaro | May 01, 2013
During my time in Liberia, we stayed in the house of a doctor that was rented out to the organization Africare. There were wonderful members of the Africare staff that were busy working at the hous...
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The Taboo
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...
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