A Georgia woman who has been braindead since February just gave birth to a baby boy via C-section, her family has shared with 11 Alive News.
Her mother, April Newkirk, told the outlet that Adriana Smith delivered her baby boy, named Chance, prematurely Friday, June 13, around 4:41 a.m. by emergency Cesarean section. The newborn weighs about 1lb, 13oz, and is in NICU. “He’s expected to be OK,” Newkirk said. “He’s just fighting. We just want prayers for him. Just keep praying for him. He’s here now.”
A baby lies in an incubator at the Israeli army hospital on January 18, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
The grandmother is now preparing to say goodbye to her daughter, who will soon be taken off of life support. She remained on life support while braindead due to her pregnancy, as Georgia’s House Bill 481, also known as the LIFE Act, does not allow abortions after cardiac activity is detected, around six weeks into pregnancy. Smith suffered her medical emergency — linked to blood clots in her brain — at eight weeks pregnant. Smith was declared brain dead on February 19.
“It’s kind of hard, you know,” Newkirk said through tears. “It’s hard to process…I’m her mother. I shouldn’t be burying my daughter. My daughter should be burying me.”
“If I could say one more thing to her, I guess I would tell her that I love her and that she was a great daughter,” she added. See the full report below.
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