Missouri girl, 10, hailed as hero after helping mother give birth at home

Miracle Moore dialed 911 and followed emergency dispatcher's instructions - and now wants to be a doctor

A 10-year-old girl aptly named Miracle has earned plaudits as a hero from government officials in her home town after she helped her mother give birth to her baby sister at home with little more than some coaching from a 911 operator.

Miracle Moore dialed up emergency help after her mom went into labor three weeks early at their home in Jennings, Missouri, north of St Louis, on 22 October. There wasn't time to get her mother - Viola Fair - to a hospital, so the emergency response dispatcher who received Miracle's call explained the protocols her mother should follow to birth her baby as safely as possible, according to media reports in and around Jennings.