Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those ... entitled the General History of the Things of New Spain.

Call the Midwife,” the long-running BBC series now in its 14th season on PBS, is gentle, gritty — and may require tissues, writes Moira Macdonald.

What makes Call the Midwife so globally successful? Everyone can recognize themselves in it. It’s about love, life, passion and family. It’s about the very stuff of life, which everyone ...

Since its debut in 2012, the hit BBC series Call the Midwife has captivated ... Jenny took on the demanding role of a midwife. The character was inspired by the real-life Jennifer Worth, whose ...

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