Source | For the Duggar family, it’s now 19 kids and counting. Michelle Duggar delivered a baby girl through an emergency C-section on Thursday evening, People.com reports. Josie Brooklyn weighed one pound, six ounces at the time of birth. Michelle, who was due in March, was airlifted to an Arkansas hospital earlier this week with gallbladder issues.

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar star on the TLC reality show “18 Kids and Counting.” The couple welcomed their first grandchild in October, a daughter born to their eldest son, Josh, and his wife, Anna.

Ps. Baby Josie Brooklyn needs your prayers – please keep the Duggar family in your thoughts.

Statement from the Hospital where Michelle delivered Josie Brooklyn (added Dec 13):

“During Mrs. Duggar’s admission to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to evaluate pain related to gall bladder disease, her workup revealed signs and symptoms consistent with a condition known as preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-related disease that affects 5 to 8% of all pregnancies and is characterized by high blood pressure and the presence of protein in the urine.

Thursday evening, December 10, the obstetrical and neonatal teams reached the collaborative decision that Mrs. Duggar needed an emergency c-section to ensure the blood pressure problem would not be detrimental to her or the baby.

Josie Brooklyn was born at 6:27 pm, weighed 1 lb., 6 oz, measured 30 cm long and is currently in stable condition. Michelle is recovering well from surgery.