Miracle Baby Born After Seven Miscarriages and Stillbirths

A Yorkshire couple who spent a decade trying for a fourth baby and endured nearly seven stillbirths and miscarriages finally welcomed a 'miracle' baby girl.

It was a happy moment for the proud parents Sara and Chris Sills who welcomed their baby girl after a series of pain and heartbreak. The parents have named their miracle baby girl 'Mabel' who was born three months premature. The couple feared that they would not again make it through this time as the pregnancy lasted for just 24 weeks.

Sara Sills, 39, a former nurse said to Yorkshire Post, "We  call Mabel our 'rainbow baby' because after riding a hard storm, there is always a rainbow, so she is definitely a miracle and she means the world to us all."

Prior to Mabel, who was born in April weighing 1 lb 6 oz, the couple tried time and again to have a fourth babay, but they were unsuccessful as they lost seven babies and each term lasted for just 24 weeks. They named the seven babies they lost as Samuel, Nathaniel, Emmanuel, Ruben, Gabriel, Rose and Matilda.

With so many miscarriages, last year Sara received a cervical stitch that helped to strengthen the cervix and avoid premature labour.

Speaking about her miscarriages Sara Sills said, " I didn't know anything about stillbirths and miscarriages until we went through it. I would be fine and then sometimes I would have bleeds and sudden pains and my waters would just go. I would then be in labour for weeks where I was prone to infection, and it proved too much for all of the babies.  Knowing you have been through a pregnancy, means you expect to have a baby at the end of it. You can't explain how hard it is.  Watching Chris was the hardest part because there was nothing he could do."

Along with Mable, Kris and Sara are parents to Stefan,19; Katie, 13; and Lily, 10.

Mable the miracle kid completes Kris and Sara's dream to have a big family.