ObGyn Doctor Reacts: Call The Midwife | Medical Drama Review with MamaDoctorJones

I know, I know - everyone is doing a Real Doctor Reacts series. Well, we're putting and Obstetrician/Gynecologist (ObGyn) spin on this with a labor & delivery relevant medical drama reaction vido.

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So, if you love Call The Midwife on BBC - this one is for you. We're reacting to Season 2, Episode 8 of this amazing show.

I really enjoy this medical tv show because they do an excellent job portraying accurate and historically interesting facts about labor, delivery, women's health, and medicine in general. Call the Midwife is such a great show - I truly cannot recommend it high enough.

In this medical drama reaction video we're learning all about pre-eclampsia, placental abruptions, and historical ObGyn information.

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[AMVactivists]

Call the Midwife is about poverty and the NHS much more than it is about childbirth. They get the medicine right but also the social history. It's very much a love letter to the NHS.

[bonniea]

EVERY episode of "Call the Midwife" is a tear-jerker. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. But I still come back because it's so good!

[belagracie]

My late MIL was a midwife in post-WWII London. She delivered over 600 babies both in England and after she emigrated to the US in the 50s, including her own grandson! She was a wonderful, caring person. Her grandson was the last baby of her career, and she took such good care of us!

[MJK]

Midwife: I just need you to take a quick tinkle in this.
Mother to be: But that's a good tea cup.

[corneynel]

“Call the midwife, ” is the most accurate depiction of midwifery care I have ever seen. Yes, we have made amazing strides in Obstetric care since then, but we unfortunately do not all practice in environments where we, or our clients, have access to Clinics, Hospitals, equipment, or even pretty basic tests.
Very proud to practice as an Avanced Midwife Practicioner in rural South Africa.
I know that I, and all of my fellow midwives, would have loved to have all thiese resources available for our clients, in case they should need it, but we do not, and have to make do with what we have.
We strive to empower our clients as best we can, regardless of where we are.
We are happy to have our OB/Gyn colleagues care for the high risk moms, we will gladly take care of rest of the 95% of those moms who do not need this high tech care. It is wonderful to have a symbiotic working relationship with other medical professionals.
Happy International Midwives Day yesterday 5 May.

[CaileighYoung]

The babies they use are actually super young! Moms sign up while they're still pregnant and whatever baby is born closest to their filming day they use. I think they said they don't use babies older than 8 days. One of the things I love about this show is how faithful they try to be to reality!

[missylee]

Don't worry we've all cried while watching call the midwife

[bananacreampie]

You should watch Season 1 Episode 2, where Chummy has to deliver a baby that is breech. She walks through the steps of delivery and I heard that there are obstetrics classes that use that scene to demonstrate a breech birth. I would love to see what you think of it and how accurate it is!

[daisysonnevijlle]

This bleeding happend to my mom I was born premature at 30 weeks. Now I have cerebral palsey. But I'm 27 years old now and I have two beautyful babyboys of my own now!

[TheFireMonkey]

It is worth noting that Call the Midwife is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, who was in fact a midwife - although the specific stories are fictional, they are all based on things which really happened. [the character Jenny Lee is based on the author] and I believe Jennifer Worth was involved in creating the show, but sadly she passed away in 2011 just before the show began to air.

[jadedbelle]

A bit of background on the show for those who don't know. Call the midwife is set in 1950s post war london in one of the poorest areas. The midwives are 'district nurses' and look after the local community. They got around on push bikes (which is why chummy was trying the scooter)They are attached to an anglican convent. The nuns are also midwives. It would have been nice to hear more comparisons like then they ony had thiss but now we have this or c section were high risk in this time, that kind of thing

[Rachelhappyface]

If I don’t cry in an episode of Call the Midwife, I consider it a failure! LOVE this show! Really glad Americans appreciate it too! 💖

[L.Peacock]

I’m a high school student and until recently I had no clue what career I wanted to pursue. As a result my grades began to slip because I had no real motivation to keep them up. A while ago I discovered call the midwife and suddenly I realized that I want to be an ob/gyn. I have no clue if it’ll become a reality but I’m so grateful to have a dream for the future

[jessicacarlisle]

As a doula who typically provides care from 32 weeks forward, I’ve gotten asked about castor oil many times. I always, ALWAYS, tell them not to use it because it will not start labor. If you do go into labor, it’s pure coincidence and not the castor oil. However I had one mom ignore me and drink an entire bottle of it. She went into labor and had explosive diarrhea with every single contraction. When it was time to push, it was a disaster.

[tinawidmer]

I had a placental abruption with no external bleeding 9 months ago and my baby boy died. Storys like yours, Mama Doctor Jones, make me very happy. Because not every mom with placental abruption has to suffer this loss and this makes me grateful. All these healthy moms and babys make me so unbelievably grateful.

[RogueStitches]

I can attest to the "Don't do the castor oil thing." With my third, I was so miserable and just ready to deliver that my grandmother advised me to do it. I was SO sick! Not only did I have terrible diarrhea, but I was also vomiting and cramping like crazy. I did NOT go into labor. I wouldn't wish that for anyone.

[MarySmilodon]

I was born after a placental abruption. Pulled me out with forceps covered in blood. My parents had already planned on calling me Mary, but it was fitting.

[classicsredone]

I suffered a placental abruption at home last November. I stood up after a nap and there was a huge gush of fluid, and then lost a lot of blood. I was aware enough to yell for, my husband, to call for an ambulance but flushed and didn't think the firefighters would need to see the blood. I have first responder training, but I was terrified. I knew the risks. I knew what was happening and what it meant. Thankfully, I was rushed downtown in record speed for a crash c-section and at 32.2 weeks, my little guy was born. I had "a very large number of very large clots" behind the placenta. I needed a transfusion and healing was rough, but I cannot complain. Bubs spent just under a month in the NICU and is doing well at six months.

[gailrodgers]

That was a terrific show and I would have been happy to have you as my doctor. Call the Midwife, for the most part was one of the best, realistic medical shows I have seen over the years. I believe I read somewhere that they hired newborns for the minute or two of filming that was needed and they had a midwife on staff to keep things real. A newborn looks so different a week later and I hate shows where the 'newborn' is a lovely 1-3 month old! I have seen some 'medical' shows where they credit a doctor who apparently had nothing else to do as he wouldn't have had any patients as the medical stuff on the show was such a bunch of hooey!

[flamingfoxx]

This is actually the show that motivated me to look into becoming a nurse (specializing in labor and delivery). Obviously times have changed, and real life isn't so dramatized, but I know I made the right choice. I'm still in high school, but I'm duo-enrolled in college classes and taking prerequisites for my degree :)