Emily Child is a young woman from Appalachia, and she's pregnant. Very pregnant. Her OBGYN gives her the worst news, and her estranged husband, a doctor, tries to convince her to abort the fetus because it will destroy her from inside. Emily is paranoid and believes they are all lying. She runs away to look for the midwife she knew as a young girl to help her through, and finds something larger at play. Meanwhile a nun from Ireland has a vision about Emily's baby and is also trying to find her.