Corrie's Maria in pregnancy ordeal

Coronation Street's Maria Sutherland faces pregnancy heartbreak in an upcoming storyline, The Sun reports.

Hairdresser Maria, played by Samia Smith, is rushed to hospital when she realises her baby has stopped kicking.

A soap insider revealed: "The scripts are absolute tearjerkers. Because the pregnancy is so advanced, the midwives at the hospital advise her that it may be best to have her labour induced straight away.

"So she has to go through the terrible ordeal of giving birth to her lifeless baby.

"Samia Smith is a terrific actress but she couldn’t help being affected by these harrowing scenes."

Maria is so distraught after losing her child that she can't bring herself to tell husband Liam.

The storyline will air on Coronation Street at the end of April.