Call The Midwife

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Surprised there's no thread on this. Did anyone watch it last night or has the series reached its natural end and is no longer attracting viewers?

My mum had a cousin who died at the age of 22 from a botched abortion in the 1960's

Dreadful. You either have legal abortions or dangerous ones.
I'm surprised they went ahead with the keep fit display.

@Clionba I couldn't agree more and I'm a practicing Catholic!

Legally he couldn't help her though :(

Looks like she has been in quite a few things

That was a nice scene at the end with the two blokes going off to work together.

I think the abortion story line might be ongoing until it is legalised. Perhaps the abortionist, if it is the same one, will be found.

The abortion story was heartbreaking. And that poor bitter bereaved husband, trying to cope with no help by the looks of it. To be fair to the doc, there was no way really he could have legally arranged a termination. Presumably it will make him feel it should be made legal.

I hope Dr Turner will rethink any further women, he could have helped her

Well no, he couldn't really. The Abortion Act didn't come in till 1967, and before that the only way an abortion could happen would be if the woman was a "mental an physical wreck" which clearly wasn't the case here.

I'm afraid I was a bit - really? Another botched abortion?

Call the Midwife hit peak teal tonight!! It rather distracted from the serious subject matter when I kept thinking 'Blimey, that bedspread and wall match beautifully.'

It's was at least the third back street abortion story and the second toxaemia story. (Cynthia had one in series one)

Given that the last abortion story was only a couple of episodes ago, it was a bit too soon. Although maybe it will gather momentum for change. Maybe Dr Turner and/or some of the midwives start campaigning?

They must be running out of obs and gynae emergencies. To my knowledge they've not yet had an intergender baby one?

This abortion story was a happily married woman with children. The previous one was the classic single woman - maybe to demonstrate it affected all women? Also the shocking consequences.
I agree about the teal bedsheets and walls!

Isn't the point of having two botched abortion stories relatively close together in part that there is a running story about the person who is carrying out the abortions? I suspect their identity will come to light in a future episode.

There was the young woman with type 1diabetes who was pregnant by her boyfriend. Termination could legally be offered there because of the health risks.

What was the big deal with the ringworm?
I had ringworm loads as a kid because I lived in the country. They can piss off with the ‘you catch it from dirty people’ business.

Yes I wonder if the botched abortion story was to show that it went in all the time to all sorts of women.

I presumed that it was because it is highly contagious and she is a midwife chester.

Good point, Clionba. Maybe they will approach the abortion storyline from many different perspectives.

Good point. Ringworm is easy to pass on.

When I was a newly qualified teacher I thought a child in my class had cigarette burns on his arm. It turned out to be ringworm.

loll @ being common !!

My very UNcommon mother had bleached hair in the 60s !!!

Re “no naice gel in the 50s or early 60s would have peroxide blonde hair”.

Bollocks .

And the word is NICE

For a site with so many Grammar and spelling Nazi's I am amazed this stupid word continues on here !