Call the Midwife

Nonnatus House receives an SOS from a tiny mission hospital on the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Understaffed, underfunded, and with a poor water supply, struggling Hope Clinic is faced with closure. Can our much loved medics and midwives make a difference to the people whose lives depend upon its work?

Far from home and everything familiar, the team are both shaken and exhilarated by the challenges they face - and by the time the mission trip is over, some lives are permanently changed.

The midwives receive a rapturous welcome when they return from their South African adventure - but all is not well at Nonnatus House. As the Nonnatuns chafe under new rules, the midwives are drawn into helping heavily pregnant mother Trudy Watts, whose husband has just been released from prison for extortion.

Sister Ursula continues to reign with an iron fist and the midwives at Nonnatus House struggle to toe the line, especially when she insists they must not be emotionally involved with their patients. This unpopular new edict is immediately put to the test when new father George Marsh is badly burnt in an explosion at the docks and is unable to support his new family.

A Chinese first-time mother faces an unexpected crisis, whilst new legislation and Sister Ursula cause serious problems for Shelagh and Dr. Turner.

An expectant mother buckles under the strains of pregnancy. As Tom provides pastoral care, he reveals why this case has touched him more than most.

Nonnatus House welcomes a new recruit, Nurse Valerie Dyer. A vulnerable young man captures the hearts of the Fred and Violet whilst the whereabouts of Sister Mary Cynthia causes distress amongst the team.

Valerie Dyer oversees the care of an expectant Somali woman and is shocked when she uncovers a troubling aspect to this unfamiliar culture. The Nonnatus family unites to provide the very best care for Sister Mary Cynthia.

Dr. Turner helps the Mullucks cope with the stresses of caring for a disabled child as the terrible legacy of thalidomide becomes apparent and Nurse Crane faces an unexpected crisis.

The midwives oversee the opening of a family planning clinic at the local community center. Rediscovering her independence, Wilma visits the clinic and starts taking the contraceptive pill behind her husband's back. Elsewhere, Shelagh's due date is fast approaching and she must decide which of the Nonnatus midwives will deliver the baby.