‘Beware of the Midwife’: Air date, how to live stream, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about Lifetime’s thriller film

With doubts of delivering their first child in the hospital, Sarah and Kevin decide to hire a midwife, but their worst nightmare soon comes true
PUBLISHED APR 10, 2021
Rose and Sarah in Lifetime film 'Beware of the Midwife' (Lifetime)
Rose and Sarah in Lifetime film 'Beware of the Midwife' (Lifetime)

‘Beware of the Midwife’, as the title suggests, follows a treacherous midwife who stages a plan to abduct a baby, who she is hired to take care of. When Sarah and Kevin decide not to have their baby in the hospital, they seek Rose’s help. But will it be too late before the couple realizes the midwife does more harm than good?

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Release date 

‘Beware of the Midwife’ will premiere on Sunday, April 11, at 8 pm ET on Lifetime only. 

Plot 

The official synopsis for the Mouna Traore starrer film reads: “With doubts of delivering their first child in the hospital, Sarah and Kevin decide to hire a midwife to give birth safely in their own home. But their worst nightmare occurs when their midwife, Rose, conceives a different plan and kidnaps their newborn to have a grandchild of her own. Now Sarah and Kevin must find Rose, and most importantly their baby.”

Cast 

Mouna Traoré

Canadian actress Mouna Traoré will play the role of Sarah in ‘Beware of the Midwife’. She started acting at a young age and appeared in the short film ‘The Drop In’  in 2017. The movie premiered at Toronto International Film Festival. She has featured in numerous television series including a recurring role in the Teleto children’s comedy series ‘Majority Rules!’. Her notable works include ‘Rookie Blue’, ‘Murdoch Mysteries’ and ‘Suits’. She featured as Esther on the Netflix series ‘Self Made’ and as Jill in ‘The Umbrella Academy'. 



 

Raven Dauda 

Raven Dauda will be seen as the dangerous midwife Rose in the Lifetime movie. She’s known for acting in ‘Murder at 1600’ from 1997, 2003’s ‘Bulletproof Monk’ and ‘Greta’ of 2018. According to IMDb, her very first acting role was as the wicked step-sister in a grade school production of Cinderella. Dauda’s acting credits also include ‘Hudson & Rex’, ‘Grand Army’, Nurses’ and ‘Utopia Falls’. 



 

Creators 

‘Beware of the Midwife’ is executive produced by Tim Johnson and Johnson Production Group. Maxwell McGuire serves as director from a script written by John Hayes. 

Trailer

The official trailer for ‘Beware of the Midwife’ hasn’t been released by Lifetime. Watch this space for an update.

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