CALL THE MIDWIFE Returns to PBS on Sunday, March 29

CALL THE MIDWIFE premieres on Sunday, March 29 at 8:00PM ET on PBS (check local listings). It’s time to return to Nonnatus House for its ninth season of laughter, tears and inspiring stories…

This season the medics and midwives of Nonnatus House will encounter new challenges as the population shifts, rules change and old diseases return. Meanwhile, their own experiences are fueled by love, loss and doubt.

 

CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9) Episode 1 airs Sunday, March 29 from 8:00-9:00PM on PBS (check local listings)

Dr. Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin, and the team must help locate its mother.

CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9) Episode 2 airs Sunday, April 5 from 8:00-9:00PM on PBS (check local listings)

Fred and Sister Monica Joan catch a woman stealing the team’s milk. When they learn she’s pregnant, they bring her into the care of the maternity home. Romance blooms between Miss Higgins and Sergeant Woolf.

CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9) Episode 3 airs Sunday, April 12 from 8:00-9:00PM on PBS (check local listings)

Lucille is seconded to St. Cuthbert’s and delivers a baby in an elevator. Nurse Crane goes to a school to give vaccines to new students. Violet, Trixie, Sister Frances and Valerie put on a charity fashion show for the community.

CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9) Episode 4 airs Sunday, April 19 from 8:00-9:00PM on PBS (check local listings)

Sister Julienne volunteers Nonnatus House to take part in an obstetrics training initiative for four young doctors. Their arrival causes a lot of excitement among the midwives. Fred makes a discovery while on his CDC rounds.

CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9) Episode 5 airs Sunday, April 26 from 8:00-9:00PM on PBS (check local listings)

Sister Frances is at a loss when a diabetic and recovering cancer patient’s wife refuses to accept further help. Nurse Crane becomes frustrated when an anxious first-time father insists on being present for his child’s birth.

CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9) Episode 6 airs Sunday, May 3 from 8:00-9:00PM on PBS (check local listings)

Disappointed by the Poplar Horticultural Show’s cancelation, Fred attempts to reinstate it. The Turners receive an alarming phone call about their daughter. Valerie’s pregnant cousin hopes her baby will be born on a day well before her due date.

CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9) Episode 7 airs Sunday, May 10 from 8:00-9:00PM on PBS (check local listings)

The team celebrate the arrival of the maternity home’s long-awaited incubator. Kevin’s newest patient has a troubled home life and needs his emotional as well as medical support. Nurse Crane struggles with the cubs in Sgt. Woolf’s absence.

CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9) Episode 8 airs Sunday, May 17 from 8:00-9:00PM on PBS (check local listings)

When the council sends a letter announcing plans to cut Nonnatus House’s funding, Sister Julienne takes matters into her own hands. Nurse Crane cares for an unmarried expectant mother. Petra must move up her wedding after becoming pregnant.