A MUM who lost five babies has finally got her miracle child - thanks to a plastic band. Cath Ascroft, 43, gave up hope after three miscarriages, a stillborn baby and a premature tot who lived for just 12 hours. Cascade News 8 Cascade News 8 But an op to fit a band across the top of her cervix led to little Phoenix, now eight months. Journalist Cath, from Southport, Merseyside, said the name was in honour of NHS consultant Dr Alice Bird, whose idea it was. She said: `The name Phoenix is a symbol of rebirth and hope for us.` When older son Marley was two years old, Cath and partner Jonny Hall, who runs a plumbing and electrical business, decided to extend their family and were overjoyed when...
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