{"id":333022,"date":"2025-06-17T13:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=333022"},"modified":"2025-06-18T19:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T00:32:15","slug":"baby-boy-georgia-mother-brain-dead-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/baby-boy-georgia-mother-brain-dead-born\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby boy is born to Georgia mother declared brain dead, with hospital later ending her life support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The baby boy of Adriana Smith<\/a>, the Georgia woman who was declared brain dead while pregnant, has been born<\/a> via C-section in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Adriana Smith’s baby boy, Chance, was born June 13 weighing one pound, 13 ounces. He is in the NICU.<\/li>\n
  • Smith’s mother says Chance is “expected to be okay,” but requests prayers for him.<\/li>\n
  • Smith’s life support was turned off<\/a> on Tuesday, June 17, according to her mother.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Details:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    According to Smith’s mother, April Newkirk, baby Chance was born prematurely on Friday, June 13, by emergency C-section. According to Newkirk, he weighed one pound, 13 ounces, and is in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The family asked for prayers for Chance as they also observed Smith’s 31st birthday over the weekend.<\/p>\n

    “He’s expected to be okay,” said Newkirk. “He’s just fighting. We just want prayers for him. Just keep praying for him. He’s here now.”<\/p>\n

    Newkirk said Smith was set to be removed from life support today, June 17, at 2 pm EST. A later news report stated that Smith was, indeed, removed from life support<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    “It’s kinda hard. It’s hard to process,” said Newkirk, adding, “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… So I’m just trying to hold it together right now.”<\/p>\n

    Though the goal was for Smith to reach 32 weeks gestation before delivering Chance, the emergency C-section took place weeks earlier. Though not specified in news reports, based on the known timeline of events, Chance was likely born sometime between 25 and 26 weeks gestation.<\/p>\n

    Children born prematurely<\/a> at 25 weeks reportedly have a 75-85% survival rate; at 26 weeks, they have a 90% survival rate.<\/p>\n