Arkansas, Dec 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 19th baby for the Duggars popped in a bit early at just 25 weeks. Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar welcomed their daughter Josie Brooklyn, who weighed 1 lb., 6 oz., at 6:27 p.m. Thursday, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas. 



The baby was born when her mother Michelle Duggar had an emergency C-section to deliver the baby, because she was already in the hospital recovering from a gallstone. Michelle is fine now and she is said to be resting, whereas the baby is stable and is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for care.

The family is said to be grateful for all the prayers and well wishes during the successful recovery of the mother and daughter.

The baby was due in March, but the emergency C-section had to be done because Michelle Duggar was in the hospital suffering from a gallstone. And her gallbladder problem was causing contractions so the emergency C-section was done.

The Duggar’s Baby no. 19 Josie Brooklyn was born at just 25 weeks and, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in June, babies born at 25 weeks who receive aggressive treatment through intensive care have an 82 percent chance of survival.