珍妮(杰西卡·瑞恩 Jessica Raine 饰)是一名初出茅庐的年轻护士,怀揣着对未来和职业的美好幻想,她千里迢迢来到了自己未来的工作地点,而始料未及的是,到达目的地后,展现在她眼前的,竟然是一间修道院。 小小的诧异只维持了片刻,在依文洁琳修女(帕姆·费里斯 Pam Ferris 饰)和莫妮卡修女(朱迪·帕瑞福特 Judy Parfitt 饰)的帮助和陪伴下,珍妮很快就熟悉了工作环境和新的生活。随着时间的推移,珍妮即将迎来自己入职以来的第一个挑战——护理一名因摔倒而导致了早产的女子。珍妮能够完成如此艰巨的任务吗?她在修道院里又会遇见怎样的人和事呢?Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth; the story follows twenty-two year old Jenny, who in 1957 leaves her comfortable home to become a midwife in London's East End. She is surprised to find that she will be living in a convent: Nonnatus House. Working alongside fellow nurses and the medically-trained nuns, Jenny has her eyes opened to the harsh living conditions of the slums, but she also discovers the warm hearts and the bravery of the mothers. Even after Jenny leaves Nonnatus, she continues to chronicle the lives of the midwives who have become her family.