According to smith s mother, april newkirk, baby chance is in the neonatal intensive care unit, and he weighs about 1 pound 13 ounces, local news station wxia-tv reported earlier this week. · the family of adriana smith , a woman who carried a baby while brain dead, has given a heartbreaking update on her child. Smith , an atlanta nurse and mother, was eight weeks pregnant with her. · the mother of adriana smith , an atlanta woman who was declared brain dead whilst pregnant, has given an update on the newborn months after its mother’s life support was switched off. · atlanta, ga — the family of adriana smith , a 30-year-old nurse and mother who carried a baby while brain dead, has shared a painful update on her child’s condition. · april newkirks daughter, adriana smith , was pronounced brain dead earlier this year. She was kept alive on life support for months before she died. Explore the latest updates , ethical implications, and how this case is inspiring change in nursing advocacy and patient rights. · after being kept on life support for months due to georgia law, brain-dead nurse adriana smith ’s baby boy has been delivered and is fighting for life in the nicu. To deliver her baby boy,. · the family of adriana smith , a 30-year-old pregnant nurse who was declared brain-dead earlier this year but kept on life support to preserve her unborn baby , has shared a heartbreaking update. Adriana became unwell in february after suffering from severe headaches.