Series · 40 books
Call the Midwife Books in Order
The complete Call the Midwife reading order — 40 books from 1993–2021.
- 01 The midwife's tale and other Christmas stories Amazon — buy The midwife's tale and other Christmas stories Bookshop — buy The midwife's tale and other Christmas stories ThriftBooks — buy The midwife's tale and other Christmas stories eBooks.com — buy The midwife's tale and other Christmas stories
- 02 Catherine, Called Birdy Amazon — buy Catherine, Called Birdy Bookshop — buy Catherine, Called Birdy ThriftBooks — buy Catherine, Called Birdy eBooks.com — buy Catherine, Called Birdy
- 03 Call the Midwife Amazon — buy Call the Midwife Bookshop — buy Call the Midwife ThriftBooks — buy Call the Midwife eBooks.com — buy Call the Midwife
- 04 The Midwife's Tale Amazon — buy The Midwife's Tale Bookshop — buy The Midwife's Tale ThriftBooks — buy The Midwife's Tale eBooks.com — buy The Midwife's Tale
- 05 Shadows of the workhouse Amazon — buy Shadows of the workhouse Bookshop — buy Shadows of the workhouse ThriftBooks — buy Shadows of the workhouse eBooks.com — buy Shadows of the workhouse
- 06 CALL THE MIDWIFE A true Story of the East End in the 1950's Amazon — buy CALL THE MIDWIFE A true Story of the East End in the 1950's Bookshop — buy CALL THE MIDWIFE A true Story of the East End in the 1950's ThriftBooks — buy CALL THE MIDWIFE A true Story of the East End in the 1950's eBooks.com — buy CALL THE MIDWIFE A true Story of the East End in the 1950's
- 07 A True Story of the East End in the 1950s, Call the Midwife Amazon — buy A True Story of the East End in the 1950s, Call the Midwife Bookshop — buy A True Story of the East End in the 1950s, Call the Midwife ThriftBooks — buy A True Story of the East End in the 1950s, Call the Midwife eBooks.com — buy A True Story of the East End in the 1950s, Call the Midwife
- 08 Call the Midwife and Shadows of the Workhouse Amazon — buy Call the Midwife and Shadows of the Workhouse Bookshop — buy Call the Midwife and Shadows of the Workhouse ThriftBooks — buy Call the Midwife and Shadows of the Workhouse eBooks.com — buy Call the Midwife and Shadows of the Workhouse
- 09 Wartime Women | Call the Midwife | Twelve Babies on A Bike Amazon — buy Wartime Women | Call the Midwife | Twelve Babies on A Bike Bookshop — buy Wartime Women | Call the Midwife | Twelve Babies on A Bike ThriftBooks — buy Wartime Women | Call the Midwife | Twelve Babies on A Bike eBooks.com — buy Wartime Women | Call the Midwife | Twelve Babies on A Bike
- 10 Called Amazon — buy Called Bookshop — buy Called ThriftBooks — buy Called eBooks.com — buy Called
- 11 Developing destinies Amazon — buy Developing destinies Bookshop — buy Developing destinies ThriftBooks — buy Developing destinies eBooks.com — buy Developing destinies
- 12 Called and Faithful Amazon — buy Called and Faithful Bookshop — buy Called and Faithful ThriftBooks — buy Called and Faithful eBooks.com — buy Called and Faithful
- 13 The Complete Call the Midwife Stories Amazon — buy The Complete Call the Midwife Stories Bookshop — buy The Complete Call the Midwife Stories ThriftBooks — buy The Complete Call the Midwife Stories eBooks.com — buy The Complete Call the Midwife Stories
- 14 Call The Midwife The Companion Amazon — buy Call The Midwife The Companion Bookshop — buy Call The Midwife The Companion ThriftBooks — buy Call The Midwife The Companion eBooks.com — buy Call The Midwife The Companion
- 15 Call The Midwife Illustrated Edition Amazon — buy Call The Midwife Illustrated Edition Bookshop — buy Call The Midwife Illustrated Edition ThriftBooks — buy Call The Midwife Illustrated Edition eBooks.com — buy Call The Midwife Illustrated Edition
- 16 The life and times of Call the midwife Amazon — buy The life and times of Call the midwife Bookshop — buy The life and times of Call the midwife ThriftBooks — buy The life and times of Call the midwife eBooks.com — buy The life and times of Call the midwife
- 17 Life and Times of Call the Midwife Amazon — buy Life and Times of Call the Midwife Bookshop — buy Life and Times of Call the Midwife ThriftBooks — buy Life and Times of Call the Midwife eBooks.com — buy Life and Times of Call the Midwife
- 18 Call The Midwife: A Memoir Of Birth, Joy, And Hard Times (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Amazon — buy Call The Midwife: A Memoir Of Birth, Joy, And Hard Times (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Bookshop — buy Call The Midwife: A Memoir Of Birth, Joy, And Hard Times (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) ThriftBooks — buy Call The Midwife: A Memoir Of Birth, Joy, And Hard Times (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) eBooks.com — buy Call The Midwife: A Memoir Of Birth, Joy, And Hard Times (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
- 19 Farewell to the East End Amazon — buy Farewell to the East End Bookshop — buy Farewell to the East End ThriftBooks — buy Farewell to the East End eBooks.com — buy Farewell to the East End
- 20 The Complete 'Call The Midwife' Stories - Boxed Set Amazon — buy The Complete 'Call The Midwife' Stories - Boxed Set Bookshop — buy The Complete 'Call The Midwife' Stories - Boxed Set ThriftBooks — buy The Complete 'Call The Midwife' Stories - Boxed Set eBooks.com — buy The Complete 'Call The Midwife' Stories - Boxed Set
- 21 Letters to the midwife Amazon — buy Letters to the midwife Bookshop — buy Letters to the midwife ThriftBooks — buy Letters to the midwife eBooks.com — buy Letters to the midwife
- 22 Call the Midwife Book 2 Amazon — buy Call the Midwife Book 2 Bookshop — buy Call the Midwife Book 2 ThriftBooks — buy Call the Midwife Book 2 eBooks.com — buy Call the Midwife Book 2
- 23 The Cazalet Chronicle Series and Midwife Trilogy Collection Elizabeth Jane Howard and Jennifer Worth 7 Books Set (The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off, Call The Midwife, Farewell To T Amazon — buy The Cazalet Chronicle Series and Midwife Trilogy Collection Elizabeth Jane Howard and Jennifer Worth 7 Books Set (The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off, Call The Midwife, Farewell To T Bookshop — buy The Cazalet Chronicle Series and Midwife Trilogy Collection Elizabeth Jane Howard and Jennifer Worth 7 Books Set (The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off, Call The Midwife, Farewell To T ThriftBooks — buy The Cazalet Chronicle Series and Midwife Trilogy Collection Elizabeth Jane Howard and Jennifer Worth 7 Books Set (The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off, Call The Midwife, Farewell To T eBooks.com — buy The Cazalet Chronicle Series and Midwife Trilogy Collection Elizabeth Jane Howard and Jennifer Worth 7 Books Set (The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off, Call The Midwife, Farewell To T
- 24 The Midwife's Sister Amazon — buy The Midwife's Sister Bookshop — buy The Midwife's Sister ThriftBooks — buy The Midwife's Sister eBooks.com — buy The Midwife's Sister
- 25 Midwives On-Call Amazon — buy Midwives On-Call Bookshop — buy Midwives On-Call ThriftBooks — buy Midwives On-Call eBooks.com — buy Midwives On-Call
- 26 Always the Midwife (Midwives On-Call) Amazon — buy Always the Midwife (Midwives On-Call) Bookshop — buy Always the Midwife (Midwives On-Call) ThriftBooks — buy Always the Midwife (Midwives On-Call) eBooks.com — buy Always the Midwife (Midwives On-Call)
- 27 Midwives on Call for Christmas Amazon — buy Midwives on Call for Christmas Bookshop — buy Midwives on Call for Christmas ThriftBooks — buy Midwives on Call for Christmas eBooks.com — buy Midwives on Call for Christmas
- 28 The Complete Call the Midwife Stories Jennifer Worth 4 Books Collector's Gift-Edition Amazon — buy The Complete Call the Midwife Stories Jennifer Worth 4 Books Collector's Gift-Edition Bookshop — buy The Complete Call the Midwife Stories Jennifer Worth 4 Books Collector's Gift-Edition ThriftBooks — buy The Complete Call the Midwife Stories Jennifer Worth 4 Books Collector's Gift-Edition eBooks.com — buy The Complete Call the Midwife Stories Jennifer Worth 4 Books Collector's Gift-Edition
- 29 The Night the Midwife Came to Call Amazon — buy The Night the Midwife Came to Call Bookshop — buy The Night the Midwife Came to Call ThriftBooks — buy The Night the Midwife Came to Call eBooks.com — buy The Night the Midwife Came to Call
- 30 Hot Docs on Call : Hollywood Heartthrobs Amazon — buy Hot Docs on Call : Hollywood Heartthrobs Bookshop — buy Hot Docs on Call : Hollywood Heartthrobs ThriftBooks — buy Hot Docs on Call : Hollywood Heartthrobs eBooks.com — buy Hot Docs on Call : Hollywood Heartthrobs
- 31 Midwives on Call : from Babies to Bride Amazon — buy Midwives on Call : from Babies to Bride Bookshop — buy Midwives on Call : from Babies to Bride ThriftBooks — buy Midwives on Call : from Babies to Bride eBooks.com — buy Midwives on Call : from Babies to Bride
- 32 Wisdom of Call the Midwife Amazon — buy Wisdom of Call the Midwife Bookshop — buy Wisdom of Call the Midwife ThriftBooks — buy Wisdom of Call the Midwife eBooks.com — buy Wisdom of Call the Midwife
- 33 All of Life Amazon — buy All of Life Bookshop — buy All of Life ThriftBooks — buy All of Life eBooks.com — buy All of Life
- 34 Midwives on Call : a Forever Family : Hers for One Night Only? / the Midwife's Son / Gold Coast Angels Amazon — buy Midwives on Call : a Forever Family : Hers for One Night Only? / the Midwife's Son / Gold Coast Angels Bookshop — buy Midwives on Call : a Forever Family : Hers for One Night Only? / the Midwife's Son / Gold Coast Angels ThriftBooks — buy Midwives on Call : a Forever Family : Hers for One Night Only? / the Midwife's Son / Gold Coast Angels eBooks.com — buy Midwives on Call : a Forever Family : Hers for One Night Only? / the Midwife's Son / Gold Coast Angels
- 35 Midwives on Call : Stealing the Surgeon's Heart Amazon — buy Midwives on Call : Stealing the Surgeon's Heart Bookshop — buy Midwives on Call : Stealing the Surgeon's Heart ThriftBooks — buy Midwives on Call : Stealing the Surgeon's Heart eBooks.com — buy Midwives on Call : Stealing the Surgeon's Heart
- 36 Call the Midwife Trivia Book : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife Amazon — buy Call the Midwife Trivia Book : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife ThriftBooks — buy Call the Midwife Trivia Book : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife eBooks.com — buy Call the Midwife Trivia Book : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife
- 37 Call the Midwife Quiz : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife Amazon — buy Call the Midwife Quiz : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife ThriftBooks — buy Call the Midwife Quiz : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife eBooks.com — buy Call the Midwife Quiz : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife
- 38 Call the Midwife 2022 Calendar Amazon — buy Call the Midwife 2022 Calendar ThriftBooks — buy Call the Midwife 2022 Calendar eBooks.com — buy Call the Midwife 2022 Calendar
- 39 Call the Midwife : a Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times Amazon — buy Call the Midwife : a Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times ThriftBooks — buy Call the Midwife : a Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times eBooks.com — buy Call the Midwife : a Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
- 40 Labour of Love Amazon — buy Labour of Love Bookshop — buy Labour of Love ThriftBooks — buy Labour of Love eBooks.com — buy Labour of Love
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The midwife's tale and other Christmas stories | 1993 | ||
| 2 | Catherine, Called Birdy | 1994 | ||
| 3 | Call the Midwife | 2002 | ||
| 4 | The Midwife's Tale | 2002 | ||
| 5 | Shadows of the workhouse | 2005 | ||
| 6 | CALL THE MIDWIFE A true Story of the East End in the 1950's | 2007 | ||
| 7 | A True Story of the East End in the 1950s, Call the Midwife | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Call the Midwife and Shadows of the Workhouse | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Wartime Women | Call the Midwife | Twelve Babies on A Bike | 2010 | ||
| 10 | Called | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Developing destinies | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Called and Faithful | 2011 | ||
| 13 | The Complete Call the Midwife Stories | 2012 | ||
| 14 | Call The Midwife The Companion | 2012 | ||
| 15 | Call The Midwife Illustrated Edition | 2012 | ||
| 16 | The life and times of Call the midwife | 2012 | ||
| 17 | Life and Times of Call the Midwife | 2012 | ||
| 18 | Call The Midwife: A Memoir Of Birth, Joy, And Hard Times (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) | 2012 | ||
| 19 | Farewell to the East End | 2013 | ||
| 20 | The Complete 'Call The Midwife' Stories - Boxed Set | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Letters to the midwife | 2014 | ||
| 22 | Call the Midwife Book 2 | 2014 | ||
| 23 | The Cazalet Chronicle Series and Midwife Trilogy Collection Elizabeth Jane Howard and Jennifer Worth 7 Books Set (The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off, Call The Midwife, Farewell To T | 2014 | ||
| 24 | The Midwife's Sister | 2015 | ||
| 25 | Midwives On-Call | 2015 | ||
| 26 | Always the Midwife (Midwives On-Call) | 2015 | ||
| 27 | Midwives on Call for Christmas | 2017 | ||
| 28 | The Complete Call the Midwife Stories Jennifer Worth 4 Books Collector's Gift-Edition | 2018 | ||
| 29 | The Night the Midwife Came to Call | 2018 | ||
| 30 | Hot Docs on Call : Hollywood Heartthrobs | 2019 | ||
| 31 | Midwives on Call : from Babies to Bride | 2019 | ||
| 32 | Wisdom of Call the Midwife | 2020 | ||
| 33 | All of Life | 2020 | ||
| 34 | Midwives on Call : a Forever Family : Hers for One Night Only? / the Midwife's Son / Gold Coast Angels | 2020 | ||
| 35 | Midwives on Call : Stealing the Surgeon's Heart | 2020 | ||
| 36 | Call the Midwife Trivia Book : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife | 2021 | ||
| 37 | Call the Midwife Quiz : Behind-The-Scenes Facts about Call the Midwife | 2021 | ||
| 38 | Call the Midwife 2022 Calendar | 2021 | ||
| 39 | Call the Midwife : a Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times | 2021 | ||
| 40 | Labour of Love | 2021 |
Call the Midwife reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The midwife's tale and other Christmas stories (1993). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Call the Midwife — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Call the Midwife books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1993–2021.
What is the newest Call the Midwife book?
Labour of Love, published in 2021.