Baby of brain-dead Georgia woman on life support delivered via C-section

Adriana Smith was declared brain dead in February and was kept alive to continue pregnancy

A brain-dead Georgia woman who was kept on life support to continue her pregnancy had her baby late last week, according to the woman's mother.

The Georgia woman, Adriana Smith, gave birth prematurely via emergency cesarean section on 13 June, Smith's mother, April Newkirk, told the local news station 11Alive, which first reported Smith's story. The baby, named Chance, is in the neonatal intensive care unit and weighs 1lb 13oz, 11Alive reported late on Monday night.