Sid Owen has recalled "the trauma" of his fiancée almost dying after giving birth to their first child together recently.
The EastEnders alum, 50, became a first-time dad earlier this month when his partner Victoria Shore, 42, gave birth. The couple are now the proud parents to newborn Skye.
They have however revealed that the birth was tough on them, as it involved an emergency C-section and also saw Victoria lose two pints of blood at one point.
The former soap star and his fiancée - who has two children from a previous relationship - opened up about the experience in a recent interview with The Sun.
Sid said: "I couldn't cope with losing Vic, I was more concerned about her. I'm still trying to process the trauma of it."
The outlet said that the ordeal began on Friday morning last week when the couple, who have previously suffered a miscarriage, woke up to find blood-soaked sheets.
This was a month before the due date and they "knew something wasn't right." Victoria was soon sent to hospital by ambulance.
She said in the interview that she had been "more of a risk" because she has miscarried before and hadn't gone through labour for more than a decade.
They're said to have been taken straight to a delivery suite and were told that Victoria had placenta previa - when the placenta covers the cervix and prevents a natural birth.
Sid described it as "very dangerous" and said that he was "panicking" over the risks. Victoria, who is a waitress, said she was "really upset" and referred to it as "scary."
Victoria said that if she had stayed at home she would likely have haemorrhaged and "probably died."
The couple are said to have endured an 24-hour wait while Victoria was monitored by medical staff. Doctors decided on the Sunday morning to perform an emergency C-section.
Sid said he was "relieved" to finally get the baby out but was "worried about Victoria." He added: "We were told she could haemorrhage, lose her womb or worse."
The soap actor held his partner's hand throughout the operation and tried to "stay as calm as possible." Their baby soon arrived, weighing 5lbs 5oz, and showed signs of breathing unaided.
The outlet reports that Victoria however started to haemorrhage and doctors needed to give her two litres of blood as a result. She said: "As soon as the baby was out it seemed I was in trouble. I could have died."
Thankfully, the couple are now settling into family life. They took the opportunity in the interview to thank NHS staff, praising them for being "amazing" and keeping "everyone safe."
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