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Posted January 22, 2019 -  0 Comments

The power of television on display as ‘Call the Midwife’ shines spotlight on sickle cell disease

Dr. Patrick Turner and Nurse Trixie treat a young Ghanaian family affected by a mysterious illness.

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Posted November 14, 2017 -  0 Comments

It’s Nonnatus House vs The Big Freeze for the 2017 ‘Call the Midwife’ Christmas Special

What a difference 365 days can make. It was only one year ago that the midwives of Poplar were battling the heat in a South African mission hospital. Fast forward 365 days and it looks as if it will be a white Christmas and a much colder holiday season for the residents of Nonnatus House […]

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