New England Patriots Devin McCourty and his wife, Michelle, released news Saturday that they suffered a family tragedy as their daughter Mia was stillborn May 24.
Michelle McCourty revealed Mia was delivered nearly eight months into her pregnancy, two days after doctors had told them that she no longer had a heartbeat. There had been no issues with her pregnancy up until that point.
Devin McCourty said via an Instagram post:
I’ve seen and felt God in so many ways in this last week. 1st was holding my 3rd child Mia and telling her I love her and then telling her see you later…all in one day. 2nd has been leading such a strong and powerful woman @dr_yimac32…her strength has brought me to tears but also inspired me to be what God has called me to be. 3rd Gods love on earth has been shown to us by unbelievers friends and family who have checked on us daily, and hourly.
Thank you everyone for your love and prayers -Dmac
Michelle McCourty wrote:
I cry as I type this. My pregnancy had resulted in a stillbirth at almost 8 months of being pregnant — at exactly 31 weeks 2 days, when we found out that the baby girl growing inside me no longer had a heartbeat after being completely fine the week prior at my last doctor’s appointment. We are so heartbroken. We are devastated. We are speechless. We are angry. We are sad. We are confused. We are numb.
“To make matters worse, after an emotional full 21-hour labor, I had to push out and deliver our beautiful baby girl who came out with the umbilical cord around her neck. We held our baby, wrapped in a blanket, cute as ever, looking just like our son Brayden when he was born, but she had no breaths. No cries. No movement. Doctors say they have no answers for why this happens. It just sadly does.
“… I can’t explain my thoughts in the moment. My faith has always been strong, but it definitely wavered. I was so angry. So sad.”
The couple — who also have a 3-year-old daughter, Londyn, and two-year-old son, Brayden — asked for prayers and for their privacy to be respected.