"Call the Midwife" is a British period drama television series that follows a group of nurse midwives and nuns working in the impoverished East End of London during the late 1950s through the 1970s. The show centers on their work delivering babies and providing healthcare to the local community, highlighting social, cultural, and medical issues of the time such as poverty, immigration, healthcare, and various medical conditions

. The series is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, who worked with the Anglican religious order at Nonnatus House, a nursing convent in Poplar, East London. It depicts the day-to-day lives of the midwives and nuns as they help bring safe childbirth to women in a deprived area with a high birth rate

. "Call the Midwife" has been praised for its handling of topical subjects including nationalized healthcare, infertility, teen pregnancy, adoption, miscarriage, abortion, birth defects, poverty, disease outbreaks, prostitution, racism, LGBT rights, and more. The show has aired multiple seasons since its debut in 2012, with each season exploring different historical and social themes relevant to the era

. The series is available on platforms such as BBC One in the UK, PBS in the US, and Netflix, and has received critical acclaim and a loyal fanbase for its heartfelt storytelling and historical accuracy