Call the Midwife

I must have been mad! I could have been an air hostess, I could have been a model, I could have moved to Paris or been a concert pianist. I could have seen the world, been brave, followed my heart. But I didn't. I side-stepped love and set off for the east-end of London because I thought it would be easier. Madness is the only explanation!

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We are the sisters of St. Raymond Nonnatus; midwives and district nurses. Present at life's commencement and at its end.

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Sister Julienne: Sister Monica Joan was one of the first midwives to qualify in England. Her family did not approve of her career choice, nor did they support her on her entry into religious life. It is our privilege to care for her. Jenny Lee: I see. It's just... I ate at least four slices of that cake and I didn't realise I was coming to a convent. Sister Julienne: *Laughs* Oh dear! Did you get a dreadful fright? Jenny Lee: I thought it was a small, private hospital! Sister Julienne: I do hope you won't run away! Do you have a faith, Nurse Lee? Jenny Lee: Not really. I'm Church of England. Sister Julienne: We're Anglican too. The way you worship is your own affair. We wear the habit, you wear your uniform, but we are all nurses first and midwives foremost.

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Sister Bernadette: Now, approximately 3-4% of babies arriving at term are born 'breech': that is to say the buttocks, and not the head, will be the presenting part. Cynthia: Didn't Shakespeare describe Richard III as being breech? Something about him coming into the world with his legs forward... Sister Monica Joan: In Poplar they call it arriving 'arse first.'

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Fred: (To the pig he has brought to Nonnatus House) What a team we're gonna make, eh? With your beauty and my brains and the price of bacon sky high! Sister Bernadette: You know bacon isn't popped out like an egg Fred. This is the bacon, so don't be getting sentimental now. Fred: Me? Strictly business and no mistake! Sister Bernadette: Well, there's no mistake about one thing: you got a lot more pig than you bargained for. She's pregnant! Sister Evangelina: Oh, give me strength!

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Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

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