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Call the Midwife

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Drama set in London's East End during the 1950s, based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

A heart-warming tale of life in London's hard-up East End. Midwives welcome new lives in the changing times of the 50s and 60s.

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Call the Midwife: Series 8: Episode 7

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Episode 7

BBC One - Call the Midwife, Series 8, Episode 7

Sister Frances attends her first solo birth and Trixie consoles a patient with an STD.

Mother Mildred decides it’s time for Sister Frances to attend her first solo birth. Trixie consoles a patient who discovers she has gonorrhea.

Trixie cares for heavily pregnant Heather Pugh, who confides in Trixie that her waterworks are causing her pain. Routine tests reveal an unfortunate truth: Heather has gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection that could cause serious health concerns to her unborn child. Mother Mildred decides that inexperienced Sister Frances must attend her first solo birth before Nurse Crane returns, and Lucille gets ready for her second date with Cyril. 

Call the Midwife: Series 8

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A moving and intimate insight into the colourful world of midwifery in 1960s east London.

A moving and intimate insight into the colourful world of midwifery and family life in 1960s east London.

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