Jennifer Worth's Call the Midwife books described her time in the East End of London. Just as she was present in the very first moments of life, Jennifer also went on to witness the different experiences of patients drawing towards the end of their days.

As a nurse and ward sister, she came across stories of warmth, humour and humanity as those she nursed shared with her their joy, fear, anxiety and peace. From the dying woman who walked across Northern Europe just to be with her son to the family divided by a decision nobody could bear to make. In the Midst of Life shows how attitudes have changed over the last fifty years.