As hospitals close their birthing units, independent midwives are reluctant to provide care in areas without a safety net. The vast majority of births in Maine — roughly 97% — occur in hospitals.

The BBC has announced a schedule change for Call the Midwife. The period drama will be moved from its regular slot of 8pm on Sunday. Fans of the drama, which has been on our TV screens since 2012, ...

Call the Midwife returned for its 14th season on BBC One earlier this year and now, there are just two more episodes to go before the season concludes. But fans shouldn't be too disappointed as ...

Call the Midwife star Jenny Agutter has spoken about the "darker" and "more difficult" times faced by the residents of Poplar in the latest series of the hit BBC period drama, which is set in 1970.