#52 – Fred's Cousin Moves In (S6.5)

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the fourth episode of season six of Call the Midwife. On this episode Trixie has a patient whose financial worries threaten to overwhelm her, Shelagh is still in the maternity home, and Sister Julienne looks for a new midwife to join the staff.

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#49 – Shelagh says "Workers' Rights!" (S6.2)

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the second episode of season six of Call the Midwife. On this episode Shelagh helps during a crisis at the docks, then testifies at an inquest about it, Patsy worries that her patient is too optimistic about a high-risk pregnancy, and everyone struggles under the austere eye of Sister Ursula.

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#47 – Christmas Special: The Midwives in South Africa (S6.0)

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about Call the Midwife’s season six Christmas special. On this episode a contingent from Nonatus House travels to South Africa to help out in a mission hospital there. Trixie has a patient there who is desperate for a baby after many miscarriages, Tom and Sister Julienne struggle to provide the hospital with a reliable source of water, Barbara demonstrates her backbone, and everybody adjusts to the realities of rural South African medical practice.

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#46 – Farewell Sister Evangelina (S5.8)

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the eighth and final episode of season 5 of Call the Midwife. On this episode a woman races to get her son married before his very-pregnant fiancee gives birth, Sister Evangelina helps to deliver one more baby despite her paralyzed arm, and Dr. Turner learns the cause of recent spate of birth defects.

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