Coronation Street's biggest baby blunders - 'unrealistic' birth to no umbilical cord

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Coronation Street viewers have witnessed a number of surprise births in the past few years - but not all have gone to plan on screen.While soap bosses have been keen to portray the births as realistically as possible, eagle-eyed viewers have been quick to point out a number of baby birth blunders onscreen.That's not all, as viewers have also questioned the scenes following the births - as well as pointing out very obvious continuity errors involving baby bumps.One of the most recent blunders to be spotted by fans was the birth of Abi Franklin's baby Alfie - and here, Daily Star takes a look at some of the biggest baby blunders to have occurred on the soap.Sophie Webster left the cobbles in 2019 to travel the world - but fans noticed that the character had a very visible baby bump in her final scenes.While Sophie Webster may not have been pregnant, actress Brooke Vincent was, with her final scenes airing before the actress went on maternity leave from the soap.However eagle-eyed viewers spotted a continuity error as Brooke's baby bump was very clear to see as her character Sophie hugged a close friend, with one fan saying: "The director and camera thought they were slick.

We can still see Brooke's bump #AintFoolingNobody."Fans could clearly see the baby bump underneath Brooke's jumper, with a second adding: "They’re not trying very hard to disguise Brooke Vincent’s pregnancy, are they?"That was not the only continuity error involving Brooke's baby bump however, as Corrie bosses had previously used different ways to hide her pregnancy while filming, including having the character stand behind piles of washing and shopping bags.This had not gone unnoticed by viewers either, with a third saying: "Loving the different ways.