--- product_id: 1301380 title: "Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End" price: "VT5403" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1301380-call-the-midwife-farewell-to-the-east-end store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End **Price:** VT5403 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End - **How much does it cost?** VT5403 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1301380-call-the-midwife-farewell-to-the-east-end) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End [Worth, Jennifer] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End Review: Superb; recommend the "trilogy" - If anyone has watched the Masterpiece Theater's "Call the Midwife" that's on television right now and wanted more in-depth information about the TV characters, I highly recommend this series. Aside from the writing itself, which flows naturally and is an enjoyable read, this book follows the series very closely and goes into much more depth about the characters on the show, the lives of the midwives and nuns, and about what life and midwifery was like in the East End in the 50s. Not that married (or even unmarried for that matter) women had much of a choice about being pregnant in that time, they all deserve kudos for their bravery and endurance. As a woman living in modern times and in which birth control methods are readily accessible (at least in my state; given the direction of some legislation, I no longer take birth control for granted), as are hospitals with sterile equipment, well-trained doctors and nurses, and pain-numbing medication(!) available, I cannot imagine giving birth under the conditions these women did. I hope we never go back TO a time like that, frankly. Birth is a miracle, and pregnancy wondrous, but it is also always an unknown risk, so kudos to mothers everywhere, then and now. Review: Excellent True Story of Nurses and Nuns Serving England’s Poor Post WW2 - As a nurse and with an intense interest in the history surrounding WW2 I found this (and her other books) book fascinating. I had heard many of my friends talk about the video series Call the Midwife but had no idea it was based on a true story. As a rule I will not watch a movie or video based on a book before actually reading the book. Even though I am a mother of four children and found childbirth uneventful in my own life, it is not an area of nursing I’m particularly fond of so I dismissed this series initially. What a BIG mistake! I just finished reading all the Call the Midwife books and came away in absolute awe at how this group of ladies (nuns and nurses) cared for and served the poorest of the poor in the Docklands of England. This author is so very gifted in her observations and interactions with staff and patients while living in the convent house. I was very much impressed with the adherence to infection control and medical teaching afforded to the community and setting up a strict schedule so that one nurse was always on call to deliver babies. They also handled other medical emergencies when a doctor was not available. I am embarrassed to say that I thought that midwives were not familiar with medical advances or worked outside established guidelines. This book shoots that belief down! I also learned how effective nuns are in their commitment to the Lord’s service - much respect! We will never know on this side of Heaven how much these ladies contributed to the Kingdom’s work. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #77,954 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #60 in Medical Professional Biographies #385 in Women's Biographies #2,326 in Memoirs (Books) | | Book 3 of 3 | The Midwife Trilogy | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (5,854) | | Dimensions | 5.31 x 0.77 x 8 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0062270060 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0062270061 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 336 pages | | Publication date | March 12, 2013 | | Publisher | Ecco | ## Images ![Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71n12zpXZyL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb; recommend the "trilogy" *by O***S on January 5, 2013* If anyone has watched the Masterpiece Theater's "Call the Midwife" that's on television right now and wanted more in-depth information about the TV characters, I highly recommend this series. Aside from the writing itself, which flows naturally and is an enjoyable read, this book follows the series very closely and goes into much more depth about the characters on the show, the lives of the midwives and nuns, and about what life and midwifery was like in the East End in the 50s. Not that married (or even unmarried for that matter) women had much of a choice about being pregnant in that time, they all deserve kudos for their bravery and endurance. As a woman living in modern times and in which birth control methods are readily accessible (at least in my state; given the direction of some legislation, I no longer take birth control for granted), as are hospitals with sterile equipment, well-trained doctors and nurses, and pain-numbing medication(!) available, I cannot imagine giving birth under the conditions these women did. I hope we never go back TO a time like that, frankly. Birth is a miracle, and pregnancy wondrous, but it is also always an unknown risk, so kudos to mothers everywhere, then and now. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent True Story of Nurses and Nuns Serving England’s Poor Post WW2 *by P***E on December 17, 2020* As a nurse and with an intense interest in the history surrounding WW2 I found this (and her other books) book fascinating. I had heard many of my friends talk about the video series Call the Midwife but had no idea it was based on a true story. As a rule I will not watch a movie or video based on a book before actually reading the book. Even though I am a mother of four children and found childbirth uneventful in my own life, it is not an area of nursing I’m particularly fond of so I dismissed this series initially. What a BIG mistake! I just finished reading all the Call the Midwife books and came away in absolute awe at how this group of ladies (nuns and nurses) cared for and served the poorest of the poor in the Docklands of England. This author is so very gifted in her observations and interactions with staff and patients while living in the convent house. I was very much impressed with the adherence to infection control and medical teaching afforded to the community and setting up a strict schedule so that one nurse was always on call to deliver babies. They also handled other medical emergencies when a doctor was not available. I am embarrassed to say that I thought that midwives were not familiar with medical advances or worked outside established guidelines. This book shoots that belief down! I also learned how effective nuns are in their commitment to the Lord’s service - much respect! We will never know on this side of Heaven how much these ladies contributed to the Kingdom’s work. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sweet end to this series *by A***R on January 24, 2014* Lovely, lovely, lovely. This trilogy is wonderful. It is so well written and sweet. I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first two because it has fewer stories of her patients and became a little repetitive, but I HAD to read it. This is a trilogy that I couldn't leave unfinished. I loved how Ms. Worth brought everything full circle and shared how the relationships faded or grew, where her fellow midwives ended up, how the mission of the sisters changed as the culture changed and expanded on some of the changes in mid-century medicine. If you've read the first two books in this series, then do not hesitate to read this book. If you haven't yet read the first two, do not start with this one, go and read the first books then finish with this one. 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