Two men, centuries apart, face the similar struggles with infertility, presenting unique challenges to their will and love for their partners.

A woman finds herself impregnated out of wedlock by a man who suddenly decides that he will only marry a ‘pure’ woman. She conceals the pregnancy from him in order to go forward with the marriage, but his adultery and continued irresponsibility after their wedding give her a second chance at motherhood.

While trying to conceive a child, a woman finds a small, apricot-sized hand beneath her mattress. She collects more tiny body parts that she finds around her house.

Throughout time and space, women struggle to gain control of their bodies.

In a world where women can have their menstrual cycles removed, a family tries to talk their daughter out of joining a group that embraces their periods.

A young girl's mother goes to the hospital for an operation without explaining to her family what she is sick with or when she will return home.

A woman who has moved to the countryside to write a chapter on an American philosopher reflects on and recovers from her recent miscarriage.

While on vacation with his wife in Florida, a man is haunted by the memory of a past lover. Meanwhile, tension grows between him and his wife due to their struggle to conceive a child.

A woman harbors a secret desire to have a baby in a future world where childbirth is extremely rare and discouraged.

Over the course of her pregnancy, a woman reflects on her long and difficult friendship with someone she has known since high school.