The Midwife (French: Sage femme) is a 2017 drama film directed by Martin Provost.

After thirty years of silence, Beatrice has traced Claire, not knowing that her father had committed suicide shortly after she left him.

Claire has been leading a selfless life, concentrating on helping the mothers and babies in her care, and raising her son.

[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[4] Both Vikram Murthi of RogerEbert.com[5] and Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 3 out of 5, with the latter lauded the roles of lead actresses by saying that "Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot give it their all in a moving, verging on sentimental, tale of homewrecking and home truths".