#53 – Mary Cynthia is Discharged

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about season six, episode six of Call the Midwife. On this episode Sister Mary Cynthia is discharged into the care. of Nonatus House, Val’s patient presents challenges none of the midwives have seen before, and Trixie goes on another date.

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#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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