THE mother of a “miracle” baby has joined the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service’s (SNBTS) call for more blood donors.

Latest figures show numbers actively donating in Scotland dropped 24 per cent in a decade to 93,097, putting supplies under growing pressure.

Nicolle Hollick whose daughter Alexandria Allyson — born at just 26 weeks, weighing 2.1lbs — needed four lifesaving blood transfusions said: “She is our total miracle and our warrior princess. 

“She never gave up. To the blood donors who helped give her a chance at life — thank you for giving us our world.”

SNBTS’s Debbie McNaughton said: “We really need new donors, or those who have not given for some time, to come forward.

“Our donor centres, which are based across Scotland, aim to collect almost 40 per cent of Scotland’s blood this December.

“In recent months, these donor centres have been quiet. 

“With convenient opening times and locations, I’m asking the people of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness, to remember about giving blood.”

Appointments can be booked online at www.scotblood.co.uk or by calling 0345 9090-999.