Joanne (Episode 7487)

Joanne was a midwife on duty at Weatherfield General when Street was rocked by an explosion from The Joinery bar, followed by a derailed Tram from the wrecked viaduct in December 2010. The shock of the incident brought on premature labour for Fiz Stape’s baby and Dr Matt Carter realised as a result of his examination that she needed to taken to hospital quickly otherwise the baby would die. Fiz was rushed there were Joanne reassured her that she had seen a lot of babies born earlier than six months and worked with another Midwife during the delivery of Hope Stape. The baby need to be taken to a neonatal intensive care unit immediately after the birth, causing more trauma for Fiz.