It's May 1970, and the Nonnatus team prepare for the arrivalof a new nun and trainee midwife, Sister Catherine. UnderNurse Crane's supervision, Sister Catherine is thrown into acomplex case. Dr Turner is taken aback when mother of sevenPeggy Wrigley asks for an abortion. Although legal, theprocess isn't straightforward, and Dr Turner wants to ensurePeggy has thought this through. Meanwhile, Peggy's daughterGail is expecting her first baby with a young RAF airman who isposted in Cyprus. Elsewhere, Dr Turner is disappointed by thegeneral apathy towards the measles vaccination clinic as uptakeremains relatively low despite the current high rate of cases.
