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Call the Midwife
- A True Story of the East End in the 1950s
- By: Jennifer Worth
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
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Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the Docklands in the 1950s. The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings, but also because of what they were expected to endure. But while Jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of Cockney humour.
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A Beautiful Book
- By SallyB on 04-10-20
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Call the Midwife
- A True Story of the East End in the 1950s
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 16-07-20
- Language: English
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Call the Midwife
- A True Story of the East End in the 1950s
- By: Jennifer Worth
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cole
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Abridged
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Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the Docklands in the 1950s. The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings but also because of what they were expected to endure. But while Jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of Cockney humour.
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Abridged to the point of absurdity
- By Ms K. E. Evans on 25-09-18
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Call the Midwife
- A True Story of the East End in the 1950s
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cole
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 26-11-15
- Language: English
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The Secret Midwife
- Life, Death and the Truth About Birth
- By: The Secret Midwife
- Narrated by: Gloria Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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Strongest advocate, best friend, expert, cheerleader and chief photographer. Before, during and after labour the role of a midwife is second to none. The Secret Midwife reveals the highs and lows on the frontline of the maternity unit, from the mother that tries to give herself a DIY caesarean to the baby born into witness protection, and from surprise infants that arrive down toilets to ones that turn up in the lift.
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Heartbreaking for all the wrong reasons 😭
- By C. Mcintosh on 16-02-21
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The Secret Midwife
- Life, Death and the Truth About Birth
- Narrated by: Gloria Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 06-02-20
- Language: English
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Letters to the Midwife
- By: Jennifer Worth
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson, Clive Mantle
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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When the Call the Midwife series became best sellers Jennifer Worth received mountains of letters - not only praising her books, but also from people who remembered the world her books described; life in the East End of London during the late 1940s and early '50s. Often her books touched her audience and they felt moved to write, or they wanted to share their own memories.A prolific letter writer herself, Jennifer always corresponded and this book includes some fascinating letters she received.
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More than I expected
- By R. Card on 22-11-15
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Letters to the Midwife
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson, Clive Mantle
- Series: Call the Midwife
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 13-02-14
- Language: English
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Baby Catcher
- Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
- By: Peggy Vincent
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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Each time she knelt to "catch" another wriggling baby - nearly 3,000 times during her remarkable career - California midwife Peggy Vincent paid homage to the moment when pain bows to joy and the world makes way for one more. With every birth, she encounters another woman-turned-goddess: Catherine rides out her labor in a car careening down a mountain road. Sofia spends hers trying to keep her hyper doctor-father from burning down the house. Susannah gives birth so quietly that neither husband nor midwife notice until there's a baby in the room.
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Loved it!
- By MT on 03-07-24
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Baby Catcher
- Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 24-07-19
- Language: English
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Call the Midwife - A Labour of Love
- Celebrating Ten Years of Life, Love and Laughter
- By: Stephen McGann
- Narrated by: Matthew Spencer, Sophie Roberts, Stephen McGann
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Learn the up-close and personal story of Call the Midwife as told by the cast and crew. Call the Midwife: A Labour of Love is a moving journey through the iconic series and features personal reflections, photos of fan-favourite moments and anecdotes and insights from co-stars, producers, technical crew and guests.
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Fantastically good
- By Poshy on 30-01-24
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Call the Midwife - A Labour of Love
- Celebrating Ten Years of Life, Love and Laughter
- Narrated by: Matthew Spencer, Sophie Roberts, Stephen McGann
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 11-11-21
- Language: English
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Toffee Apples and Quail Feathers
- New Stories from Call the Midwife
- By: Jennifer Worth, Suzannah Worth
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens, Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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Following the death of her beloved mother Jennifer Worth in 2011, Suzannah Worth discovered amongst her manuscripts a folder simply labelled 'Fifth Book'. Imagine her excitement when she sat down to read and her mother's distinctive voice came flooding back. She found herself once again immersed in the world of the 1950s East End of London. The voices of much loved, familiar characters spoke loud and clear, particularly that of Fred the boiler man, who features extensively in this joyful collection.
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Disappointing
- By Dan's mum on 05-11-22
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Toffee Apples and Quail Feathers
- New Stories from Call the Midwife
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens, Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 05-09-22
- Language: English
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Frontline Midwife
- My Story of Survival and Keeping Others Safe
- By: Anna Kent
- Narrated by: Anna Kent
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Anna Kent has delivered babies in war zones, caring for the most vulnerable women in the most vulnerable places in the world. At 26 years old, not yet a fully trained midwife, she delivered a baby in a tropical storm by the light of a headtorch; the following year, she would be responsible for the female health of 30,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. But returning to the UK to work for the NHS, she soon learned that even at home the right to a safe birth was impossible to take for granted.
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I couldn't finish this
- By campbellc on 25-06-22
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Frontline Midwife
- My Story of Survival and Keeping Others Safe
- Narrated by: Anna Kent
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 12-05-22
- Language: English
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Outback Midwife
- By: Beth McRae
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Call the Midwife meets In the Middle of Nowhere in this heartwarming memoir of an adventurous Aussie midwife’s life ‘catching babies’. Outback Midwife is the story of Beth McRae’s 40 years as a midwife, from her terrifying first day witnessing a birth as a naïve student nurse to her training as a midwife - the days when the words ‘birth plan’ were unheard of and what women wanted was a long way from being part of any plan - to the outback.
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Job well done
- By HF on 01-05-16
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Outback Midwife
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 13-07-15
- Language: English
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A Woman of Firsts
- The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world
- By: Edna Adan Ismail, Wendy Holden
- Narrated by: Edna Adan Ismail
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
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Edna saw first-hand how poor healthcare, lack of education and ancient superstitions had devastating effects on Somaliland’s people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl at the bidding of her mother, Edna’s determination was set.
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fantastic
- By annie on 31-08-19
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A Woman of Firsts
- The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world
- Narrated by: Edna Adan Ismail
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 08-08-19
- Language: English
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Shadows of the Workhouse
- The Drama of Life in Postwar London
- By: Jennifer Worth
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In this follow up to Call the Midwife, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s, tells more stories about the people she encountered. There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy and Frank's parents both died within six months of each other, and the children were left destitute. At the time, there was no other option for them but the workhouse.
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Brilliant but at times tough
- By Jynx07 on 04-01-21
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Shadows of the Workhouse
- The Drama of Life in Postwar London
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 16-07-20
- Language: English
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Farewell to the East End
- By: Jennifer Worth
- Narrated by: Saskia Butler
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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Written by Jennifer Worth, Farewell to the East End is one of the trilogy of memoirs upon which the popular BBC series Call the Midwife is based. London's East End in the 1950s was a vibrant place-a close-knit community of families where children made playgrounds on bombsites and a lively social scene emerged.
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Brilliant !
- By Helen on 23-07-11
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Farewell to the East End
- Narrated by: Saskia Butler
- Series: Call the Midwife, Book 3
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 22-03-11
- Language: English
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Aussie Midwives
- By: Fiona McArthur
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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Midwives play a vital role in supporting women through some of the most challenging and rewarding moments of their lives. These remarkable professionals watch over births across Australia from the remote outback to busy urban hospitals. Funny one minute and heartbreaking the next, Aussie Midwives explores the joys, emotion and drama of childbirth and the lasting effect it has on the people who work in this extraordinary profession.
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Aussie Midwives
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 17-02-17
- Language: English
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Hard Pushed
- A Midwife’s Story
- By: Leah Hazard
- Narrated by: Leah Hazard
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Life on the NHS front line, working within a system at breaking point, is more extreme than you could ever imagine. From the bloody to the beautiful, from moments of utter vulnerability to remarkable displays of strength, from camaraderie to raw desperation, from heart-wrenching grief to the pure, perfect joy of a newborn baby, midwife Leah Hazard has seen it all.
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Meh just ok, there are better medical experience books
- By Lindsay Kay Caddy on 11-06-19
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Hard Pushed
- A Midwife’s Story
- Narrated by: Leah Hazard
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
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Into my Hands
- A Midwife’s Memoir
- By: Catherine Rae Shields
- Narrated by: Catherine Rae Shields
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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"Into My Hands" is an intimate and inspiring memoir that delves into the life of a passionate midwife, tracing her path from childhood to her fulfilling career in midwifery. This poignant narrative was born from a transformative moment in the author's early twenties, following a traumatic birth experience with her own daughter. It was then that she resolved to put an end to birth trauma and dedicate her life to supporting women during the sacred journey of childbirth.
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Into my Hands
- A Midwife’s Memoir
- Narrated by: Catherine Rae Shields
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 07-06-24
- Language: English
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With Two Souls
- Midwives in Ethiopia
- By: Indie McDowell
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ness, Yasmin Mwanza
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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In 2016, English midwife Indie joined the staff at Attat Hospital in south-western Ethiopia, where Atsede led the midwifery services. It was a meeting that would change their lives. Their close professional relationship, and deep personal friendship, led to them opening a birth centre serving the Gurage women and families of Cheha Woreda, bringing compassionate midwifery care into the heart of traditional communities.
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With Two Souls
- Midwives in Ethiopia
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ness, Yasmin Mwanza
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 15-09-22
- Language: English
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The Baby's Coming
- A Story of Dedication by an Independent Midwife
- By: Virginia Howes
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Virginia Howes was a mother of four doing the ironing when she had a revelation. Still broody, but not really wanting to add to her family, she realised that becoming a midwife was her true vocation. It was a long journey to get the education and qualifications she needed, especially with a young family, but she was determined and never doubted her decision. Following her training, she spent three years working within the NHS, but her naturally independent spirit fought against the constraints of the system and 12 years ago she decided to set up on her own.
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I wish I had know then ....
- By jane joensen on 26-10-14
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The Baby's Coming
- A Story of Dedication by an Independent Midwife
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 13-03-14
- Language: English
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Purple Hands
- A Kiwi Nurse-Midwife’s Response in Times of Crisis
- By: Barbara Walker
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Easther
- Length: 8 hrs
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Kiwi nurse-midwife, Barbara Walker - who spent 20 years working for international aid agencies - shares her dramatic, heart-rending, and inspiring stories of the situations she faced and the people she sought to help. From the Sakeo One Refugee Camp in Thailand, where she cared for those fleeing Pol Pot’s regime in Cambodia in a make-shift bamboo-framed field hospital, to her last placement in Mozambique that ended due to a death threat, Barbara’s Christian faith gave her strength and kept her focused.
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Purple Hands
- A Kiwi Nurse-Midwife’s Response in Times of Crisis
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Easther
- Length: 8 hrs
- Release date: 22-12-21
- Language: English
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The Blue Cotton Gown
- A Midwife’s Memoir
- By: Patricia Harman
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Heather is pale and thin, seventeen and pregnant with twins when Patricia Harman begins to care for her. Over the course of the next five seasons Patsy will see Heather through the loss of both babies and their father. She will also care for her longtime patient Nila, pregnant for the eighth time and trying to make a new life without her abusive husband. And Patsy will try to find some comfort to offer Holly, whose teenage daughter struggles with bulimia. She will help Rebba learn to find pleasure in her body and help Kaz transition into a new body.
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Addictive!
- By Carg on 24-02-16
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The Blue Cotton Gown
- A Midwife’s Memoir
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 03-09-13
- Language: English
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Outback Midwife
- By: Beth McRae, Charlotte Ward
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Beth McRae’s 40 years as a midwife have been packed full of unforgettable moments, from the terrifying experience of witnessing her first birth as a naïve student nurse—in the days when the words birth plan were unheard of and what women wanted was a long way from being part of any plan—to working in one of the most isolated corners of Australia.
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Outback Midwife
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 01-06-22
- Language: English
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