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Posted on 06/17/2025 9:58:57 PM PDT by Morgana
ATLANTA — The family of Adriana Smith, a metro Atlanta nurse who was declared brain dead in February while pregnant, said her baby boy has arrived.
According to her mother, April Newkirk, the infant, named Chance, was born prematurely Friday, June 13, around 4:41 a.m. by emergency Cesarean section.
Newkirk said Chance weighs about 1 pound 13 ounces 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."
She's now preparing to say goodbye to her daughter. Newkirk said the hospital will take Smith off of life support Tuesday.
"It's kind of hard, you know," she said tearfully. "It's hard to process."
She wishes she had more time.
"I'm her mother," she said. "I shouldn't be burying my daughter. My daughter should be burying me."
She's now trying to hold it together for her grandchildren. Loved ones marked Smith's 31st birthday over the weekend.
"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."
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Thank you very much and God bless you.
May God bless her child.
Agree very much. Tragedy stalks the earth.
One thing....who/where was the father? Although a very difficult situation for the father/husband...
Pray for this little boy.
Preemie boys have a harder time surviving than preemie girls.
Prayers for the mother and her family.
So sad...I hope the little one makes it and becomes a bright light in this world....rip to the dear mom.
My son was 3 pounds 8 ounces, born in 1980
He didn’t need much, but was in intensive care nursery for a month
There was a 2 pounder in there that was really struggling.
Heartbreaking to see. So tiny
Awwww. God bless that woman and her baby.
Probably taking care of their son.
Well said.
That would be wonderful.
My daughter was born at 32 weeks, weighing 5 lbs. They careflighted her to another hospital (emergency c-section where we both almost died).
Seeing her for the first time with a breathing apparatus on her little face, tubes sticking out of her limbs and belly, nearly broke me.
We were so blessed she made it.
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