EastEnders SPOILER: 'She locks herself away': Shona McGarty 明らかにする/漏らすs Whitney 直面するs her 'worst nightmare' when her baby is 診断するd with Edwards' Syndrome

Shona McGarty has 明らかにする/漏らすd that Whitney Dean will 直面する her 'worst nightmare' when her unborn baby is 診断するd with Edwards' Syndrome.

In 近づいている scenes, the mother-to-be will be 軍隊d to make an 'unbelievably 堅い' 決定/判定勝ち(する) about her child's 未来, 直面するd with the prospect that it may not 生き残る when she gives birth.

Speaking ahead of the scenes, which 空気/公表する next week, Shona 明らかにする/漏らすd that she and co-星/主役にする James Farrar 率直に discussed how they would portray the 'real 旅行' of the storyline, which will 焦点(を合わせる) on Zack's reaction 同様に.

Discussing the storyline, Shona said: 'This is Whitney's worst nightmare.?

'She's been doing a lot of 研究 online and they always say you shouldn't search stuff, but 明白に Whitney just can't help it.'

Emotional:?Shona McGarty has revealed that Whitney Dean will face her 'worst nightmare' when her unborn baby is diagnosed with Edwards' Syndrome

Emotional:?Shona McGarty has 明らかにする/漏らすd that Whitney Dean will 直面する her 'worst nightmare' when her unborn baby is 診断するd with Edwards' Syndrome

Moving: In upcoming scenes, the mother-to-be will be forced to make an 'unbelievably tough' decision about her child's future, faced with the prospect that it may not survive

Moving: In 近づいている scenes, the mother-to-be will be 軍隊d to make an 'unbelievably 堅い' 決定/判定勝ち(する) about her child's 未来, 直面するd with the prospect that it may not 生き残る

The actress 追加するd: 'I'm sure we could all put ourselves in that position and we'd probably do the same.

'She's been doing her 研究 and she knows that if the baby is to be 診断するd with Edwards' Syndrome, then the chances that the baby would 生き残る are a lot lower so this is her worst nightmare.?

'She's shocked, she's 明白に 荒廃させるd and it only leaves her with two 選択s, and she really has to make a very difficult 決定/判定勝ち(する) and think about what she would be able to 対処する with going 今後.'

The actress 明らかにする/漏らすd she hadn't heard about the 条件 before she was given the storyline, and she hopes that it will raise 認識/意識性 of Edwards' Syndrome.

She continued: 'Working with the charities and speaking with women who have had experience with this really helped me to get a better understanding of emotionally what they were going through.?

'存在 an actress, I felt it was important to portray their feelings as 正確に as possible, and also to get the 医療の (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) 完全に 正確な, even the smallest 詳細(に述べる)s.?

'A lot of the women I spoke with didn’t know what to 推定する/予想する when they received the diagnosis. 明白に when you’ve got the scripts in 前線 of you, you know what’s going to happen but you want to make it look as real as possible.?

'It was very 肉親,親類d of them to 株 their experiences and so bravely and 率直に talk about it again.?

Touching:?Speaking ahead of the scenes, which air next week, Shona revealed that she and co-star James Farrar openly discussed how they would portray the 'real journey' of the storyline

Touching:?Speaking ahead of the scenes, which 空気/公表する next week, Shona 明らかにする/漏らすd that she and co-星/主役にする James Farrar 率直に discussed how they would portray the 'real 旅行' of the storyline?

'The thing that spoke so 堅固に to me from our 雑談(する)s was that, you will never forget this. You never forget the 苦痛, emotion and physical, you just never ever forget, but it’s so important to raise 認識/意識性.'

Rather than lean on others for support, Whitney 'locks herself away' as she struggles with the news of her baby's diagnosis, what the next steps will be.

Shona said: 'She tries to keep herself to herself. She locks herself away, and she doesn’t want to think about it.?

'She’s always 手配中の,お尋ね者 to be a mum so. She’s 戦う/戦いing with her own thinking and it’s such an unbelievably 堅い 決定/判定勝ち(する) for her to make.'

In 近づいている scenes, テレビ視聴者s will see?Zack struggle to 対処する with his baby's prognosis, and 初めは, he is unable to support Whitney while she makes her 決定/判定勝ち(する).

It takes some words of support from Sharon ワットs for him to come to his senses, and he 長,率いるs to the hospital to support Whitney.

Desperate to 慰安 her, Zack tries to 安心させる Whitney that her baby's diagnosis is not her fault, but she remains in the dark over his HIV diagnosis...

In the 近づいている episodes,?Zack tries to remain 希望に満ちた as he and Whitney 長,率いる to the hospital to find out the results of their CVS 実験(する).

Their world 崩壊(する)s when their baby is 診断するd with Edwards' Syndrome, leaving Whitney utterly distraught.

As the pair 試みる/企てる to decide how they will move 今後, a?heartbroken Zack struggles to を取り引きする his baby's prognosis and can't 直面する joining Whitney at the hospital.

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After some words of 激励 from Sharon (Letitia Dean), Zack 長,率いるs to the hospital to support Whitney.

Later, a 荒廃させるd Whitney 押し進めるs her loved ones away as she struggles to come to 条件 with her baby's diagnosis.

After a heart-to-heart with Eve (Heather Peace), Zack knows he needs to be there for Whitney, and he 急ぐs to 慰安 her and 主張する her baby's defect is not her fault.

Will Whitney and Zack be able to move 今後 に引き続いて the heartbreaking news?

EastEnders 空気/公表するs on Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.?

WHAT IS EDWARDS' SYNDROME?

Edwards' syndrome, also known as trisomy 18, is a rare but serious genetic 条件.

More than 95 per cent of babies with the disorder die before they are born, 統計(学) show. Those that are 配達するd tend to pass away within minutes.??

Some 幼児s with a いっそう少なく 厳しい form of the 病気 live beyond a year, but it is very rare to 生き残る into adulthood.?

Edwards' syndrome occurs when a baby has three copies of 染色体 number 18, rather than the usual two. This 厳しく 混乱に陥れる/中断させるs their 開発.

The 条件 is thought to 影響する/感情 between one in every 6,000 to 8,000 births 世界的な.?

It is rarely 相続するd and usually comes about at a 無作為の time during the 形式 of the sperm or egg.

If a baby 生き残るs, symptoms 含む:

  • Low birth 負わせる
  • Small, abnormally-形態/調整d 長,率いる
  • Small jaw and mouth
  • Long fingers that overlap and underdeveloped thumbs
  • Low-始める,決める ears
  • Cleft lip or palate
  • Heart and 腎臓 problems
  • Feeding and breathing 問題/発行するs
  • Hernias in the 塀で囲む of the stomach
  • Bone abnormalities that lead to a curved spine
  • たびたび(訪れる) 肺 and urinary 感染s
  • 厳しい learning disabilities

Edwards' syndrome is looked for in the ざっと目を通す 妊娠している women are 申し込む/申し出d on the NHS at 10-to-14 weeks.

Some women choose to 終結させる their pregnancy if?Edwards' syndrome is 診断するd.

There is no cure. 治療 焦点(を合わせる)s on 演説(する)/住所ing life-脅すing 問題/発行するs, such as 感染s and heart defects.

If a child 生き残るs, they may need phsyio or occupational therapy to help with their movement.??

Source: NHS??