Corrie's Kym Marsh breaks down as she recalls 'touch and go' pregnancy with daughter Polly... which came two years after her devastating stillbirth
She welcomed her second daughter in 2011, two years after the tragic stillbirth of her son Archie.
And Kym Marsh has now looked back at her 'touch and go' pregnancy with daughter Polly, after enduring such heartbreak.
Telling her story for new show Thanking The NHS, the actress, 42, broke down in tears as she recalled her 'panic' after her daughter, now seven, was born premature.
Heartbreak: Kym Marsh has looked back at her 'touch and go' pregnancy with daughter Polly for new show Thanking The NHS (above) - after losing her son Archie to stillbirth in 2009
'She was having trouble breathing': The actress, 42, broke down in tears as she recalled her 'panic' after her daughter, now seven, was born premature (pictured together in May 2016)
In a preview from the heartbreaking interview, Kym was seen struggling to hold back her tears as she remembered her fear that little Polly would also not survive.
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Discussing the traumatic birth, she said: 'She was having trouble breathing and I just panicked.
'I couldn't see her face properly because there was tubes everywhere and she was so tiny…' she added, before breaking down completely.
Terrifying: In a preview from the heartbreaking interview, Kym was seen struggling to hold back her tears as she remembered her fear that little Polly would also not survive
Tough time: Discussing the traumatic birth, she said: 'She was having trouble breathing and I just panicked'
Emotional: She went on: 'I couldn't see her face properly because there was tubes everywhere and she was so tiny…' before breaking down completely
However, her tot survived the tough time thanks to the help of the medical staff around her, most notably a nurse named Kath.
Revealing she had returned to the hospital with Polly now she is older, Kym later told Lorraine Kelly: 'It was wonderful to see Kath with Polly.
'She hasn't seen her since she left the unit, which was seven years ago now. Explaining to Polly who Kath was and to see her say thank you was lovely and we all got a little emotional.'
Heart-warming: However, her tot survived the tough time thanks to the help of the medical staff around her -most notably a nurse named Kath, who she reunited with on the show
Delighted: She said of the meeting: 'Explaining to Polly who Kath was and to see her say thank you was lovely and we all got a little emotional'
Incredible service: Praising the NHS, she added: 'I was in and out of hospital a lot. We knew she was going to be premature, we didn't know how premature. It's what they are doing every day'
Kym added that their support had been invaluable to her, as they eased her concerns about pregnancy - following the tragic death of her newborn son Archie two years before.
'It was touch and go, my whole pregnancy, with Polly was touch and go,' she said, 'I was in and out of hospital a lot. We knew she was going to be premature, we didn't know how premature.
'It's what they are doing every day, that's just my story. Think of all the people they are doing that every day for.'
Kym and her then-husband Jamie Lomas were left devastated when they lost their son Archie, after he was born at just 23 weeks.
Miracle baby: Kym welcomed Polly with then-husband Jamie Lomas in 2011, two years after they tragically lost Archie to stillbirth (pictured with Polly in February 2015)
The actress has previously referred to his death as 'the worst thing that has ever happened to her', and subsequently considers Polly a 'miracle baby' - as the odds of surviving were slim.
Kym, who is also mother to son David and daughter Emilie with ex Dave Cunliffe, divorced Jamie in 2013.
She went on to find love with personal trainer Matt Baker, but the pair split in April this year after two years of romance.
The actress has since confirmed her relationship with Army Major Scott Ratcliff, who she met through their mutual friend and her Corrie co-star, Antony Cotton.
Remaining coy about the romance on Lorraine, Kym simply said of her new beau: 'It's all lovely. It's very early days but he's lovely.'
New man: She and Jamie split in 2013. Kym recently embarked on a new romance with Army Major Scott Ratcliff (above)
