Corrie actress Kym Marsh 'proud' of stillbirth storyline

Actress Kym Marsh has said she is proud of Coronation Street writers for a truthful portrayal of the effects of stillbirth on families.

The star, who plays Michelle Connor in the ITV soap, said she hoped the storyline would encourage others who have been through the trauma to talk about it.

This week's episode saw Michelle and husband Steve McDonald scatter the ashes of her baby Ruairi, who died after being born at 23 weeks, in an emotional series of episodes broadcast last month.

Comparing the experience to that of losing her own baby, Archie, eight years ago, Marsh told Good Morning Britain the hospital's refusal to issue a birth certificate was the most painful aspect.

She is campaigning to change the law which classes babies born dead before 24 weeks as miscarriages rather than stillbirths.