article_snippet.sent: The baby who died in baby Julia Poldark's emotional season finale last night is a true survivor in real-life, having beaten the odds to live after Matilda was born prematurely.
article_snippet.sent: Some scenes were tricky to nail because baby Julia is supposed to be really poorly and we knew Matilda did have to die on camera. '
article_snippet.sent: Millions tuned in to watch the series finale yesterday evening, and were shocked by the death of Ross and Demalza’s baby daughter.
article_snippet.sent: baby Julia caught putrid throat from baby Julia mother, who contracted it after the disease broke out among the people of Trenwith.
article_snippet.sent: Matilda was in and out of hospital for check-ups and tests for months after Matilda birth, and Matilda mother said watching the Poldark death scene brought tears to her mother eyes . '
highlights_snippet.sent: The real-life infant was born nine weeks early, and battled pneumonia .
  