Melanie Pritchard, a Christian woman, revealed what happened to her nearly four years ago when she was ruled clinically dead by doctors while she was pregnant with her daughter Gabriella.

"While I was in the hospital preparing to deliver my baby girl after 39 long weeks, I signaled to the nurse that something was wrong. I was light-headed and felt somewhat nauseous. I felt as though I was going to pass out. The nurse attempted to reposition me and try to determine the cause of my light-headedness. There was no indication from my vitals that something was amiss," said Pritchard to LifeSiteNews.com.

"Then I slumped to my side, apparently having what seemed like a mild seizure. My husband, who was standing at the end of the bed, witnessed my heart rate and blood pressure flash zero on my monitors. Our unborn child's heart rate began to plummet precipitously. My skin had turned a deep blue. I was not breathing and had no heart rate.  I had suffered cardiac arrest. I was clinically dead, and my baby was still inside of my body."

After the doctors took her away in order to revive her, her husband Doug was praying for a miracle.

"God, I know that this is more than I can handle, which means you have a plan and a purpose in this, and I trust you; but please, if it is your will, allow me to hold my wife again," said Mr. Pritchard.

In addition, her family and her friends were also praying for a miracle, for both Melanie and her unborn baby. Once her story began to receive news coverage, people from all over the world went on social media to support and pray for her.

While she was still unconscious, Melanie gave birth to her miracle baby Gabriella on July 28, 2010. A few days later, Melanie awaken from her coma.

Now in 2014, she is still thankful to God and everyone who has helped her during her near death experience.

"Words cannot express my gratitude for the multitude of prayers that covered me throughout this traumatic event. I am happy to say, the prayers worked! Thanks to the hands of doctors, nurses, many blood donors, and an ever-merciful God, Gabriella and I are alive and well and I have made a full recovery," said Melanie.

"It has been almost four years, and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't thank the Lord for allowing me to survive something very few live to talk about. I thank that Lord for inspiring me to choose a pro-life hospital. I thank God for allowing Doug, Brady, Gabriella, and me to be a family again and for allowing me another opportunity to speak of God's infinite grace, mercy, and love for all of us. God has the power to take us from the depths of darkness, even the darkness of death, and bring us to the light, and for that, I praise Him!"