The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and... by Jennifer Worth

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An unforgettable story of the joy of motherhood, the bravery of a community, and the hope of one extraordinary woman At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in post war London’s East End slums. The colorful characters... read more

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Why did I ever start this? I must have been mad!

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CALL THE MIDWIFE
NONNATUS HOUSE
MORNING VISITS
CHUMMY
MOLLY
THE BICYCLE
ANTENATAL CLINIC
RICKETS
ECLAMPSIA
FRED
A CHRISTMAS BABY
A BREECH DELIVERY
JIMMY
LEN AND CONCHITA WARREN
SISTER MONICA JOAN
MARY
ZAKIR
CABLE STREET
CAFÉ LIFE
FLIGHT
SISTER EVANGELINA
MRS JENKINS
ROSIE
THE WORKHOUSE
THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT OF PIGS
OF MIXED DESCENT I
OF MIXED DESCENT II
OF MIXED DESCENT III
THE LUNCHEON PARTY
SMOG
THE FLYING SQUAD
A PREMATURE BABY
OLD, OLD AGE
IN THE BEGINNING

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Jennifer Worth (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Publication Date: April 7, 2009
ISBN: 0143116231
Page Count: 352

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Dewey: 618.2

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Reading Level: Adults

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Books › Health, Mind & Body › Personal Health › Women's Health › Pregnancy & Childbirth
Books › History › Europe › England › London
Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Women
Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Medical
Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies
Books › Medicine › Allied Health Professions
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The Midwife (2009) (edit title/settings)

A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times

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