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Brain-Dead Georgia Woman Kept Alive Due to Pregnancy Delivers Baby Weighing Less Than 2 Pounds Via C-Section

Adriana Smith gave birth to a baby boy on June 13 by emergency c-section. In February, Smith suffered a blood clot that left her brain dead at 8 weeks pregnant, but the hospital kept her on life support on account of Georgia's abortion ban. (Credit: Getty Images; GoFundMe; WXIA)

A Georgia woman who was put on life support after being declared brain dead in February at eight weeks pregnant has given birth to a baby boy.

Adriana Smith's son, named Chance, was delivered by emergency cesarean section early Friday morning, June 13, at just under 26 weeks gestation, Smith's family told 11 Alive. Weighing approximately 1 pound 13 ounces, he is currently in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

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