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Call the Midwife

Attitudes Toward Handicapped Children

Executive Producer Pippa Harris, Pam Ferris and Jessica Raine discuss the how differently handicapped babies were treated only a few decades before the 1950s.

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Episode 5
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When tragedy strikes a Poplar family, Dr. Turner's treatment comes under scrutiny.
Episode 4
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Sister Catherine is distressed when a newborn baby is taken from the maternity home.
Episode 3
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Rosalind faces a troubling domestic issue as Joyce befriends a single mother with placenta previa.
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A potential rabies outbreak causes panic in Poplar. Trixie cares for a patient in difficult labor.
Episode 1
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Sister Catherine cares for her first solo patient. The midwives attend a women's lib meeting.
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