<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The baby of a woman in Georgia, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="" title="USA"><span>USA</span></a><span> who was declared brain-dead and has been on life support since February was delivered early on Friday morning, her mother said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>April Newkirk told </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7S7Zyyy-Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="WXIA-TV"><span>WXIA-TV</span></a><span> that 31-year-old Adriana Smith's baby was born prematurely by an emergency cesarean section early on Friday, the Atlanta station reported on Monday night. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was about six months into her pregnancy. The baby, named Chance, weighs about 1 pound and 13 ounces (822 grams) and is in the neonatal intensive care unit.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/israel-iran-conflict-donald-trump-says-real-end-better-than-a-ceasefire/a40cdd4e-26ff-461a-87bf-76fb1f69f45b"><strong><span>'A real end' better than a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Trump says</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's expected to be okay," Newkirk told the TV station. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's just fighting. We just want prayers for him."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Newkirk said her daughter had intense headaches more than four months ago and went to Atlanta's Northside Hospital, where she received medication and was released. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/adriana-smith-baby-delivered-from-braindead-woman-on-life-support-in-georgia-usa/b6c1736a-509d-4525-af6a-edf82a47254c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The next morning, her boyfriend woke to her gasping for air and called 911 (Triple Zero).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emory University Hospital determined she had blood clots in her brain and she was declared brain-dead. She was eight weeks pregnant, according to WXIA.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Newkirk said Smith would be taken off of life support on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Associated Press reached out to Emory on Tuesday for comment. It is unclear why Emory decided to deliver the baby. The Associated Press has also tried to contact Newkirk.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Smith's family said Emory doctors told them they were not allowed to remove the devices keeping her breathing because state law bans abortion after cardiac activity can be detected — generally around six weeks into pregnancy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Georgia Republican Attorney General Chris Carr later issued a statement saying the law did not require medical professionals to keep a woman declared brain dead on life support.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Removing life support is not an action 'with the purpose to terminate a pregnancy,'" Carr said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Newkirk said Smith loved being a nurse at Emory. She also has a seven-year-old son. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her family celebrated her 31st birthday Sunday with several advocacy groups. Newkirk did not speak at the event.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm her mother," Newkirk told WXIA. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I shouldn't be burying my daughter. My daughter should be burying me."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>