Ruby is confronted with every woman’s nightmare of premature labour, giving birth at five months into pregnancy and witnessing her baby die in her home. The trauma is heightened by the experiences Ruby faced through her pregnancy as a Black woman, navigating underlying racism within the health system. Ruby’s white partner, Will, supports her, but does not comprehend the biased treatment she receives pre and post birth.

A pre-natal hospital appointment shows a consultant side-lining Ruby, directing questions to Will. When admitted to hospital on the morning their baby dies, Ruby is shut down by a doctor when she begins to question whether she caused her baby’s death, and again when she attempts to discuss the statistics relating to Black maternal trauma.

The couple attend a dinner party hosted by a work friend of Will’s shortly after their loss. The host shows little understanding of the trauma of pregnancy loss, seeming to assume Ruby has recovered just a month after her baby died. Ruby is faced with an unexpected pregnant guest at the dinner and, overwhelmed by her grief and the situation she has been put in, she is unable to conceal her trauma and leaves the dinner early.

Having grown apart in the aftermath of their loss, can Will take accountability for not putting Ruby's emotional state first and for not recognising the racism she experienced? And can Ruby begin her journey of healing and reconcile with Will, knowing that life will never be quite the same again?