Action News reporter Sharifa Jackson shares miracle baby's emotional story with Tamron Hall

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A sudden rush to the ER, a 24-week delivery, and a fight that few babies survive.

The odds were stacked against Action News reporter Sharifa Jackson and her baby. Now, she is bringing her daughter's resilient fight into a national conversation with ABC's Tamron Hall.

Her story aired Monday on 6abc.

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"When they tell you a 40% chance of surviving, what were those early days like?" asked Hall.

"I tried not to think of it going wrong, but every day all the sirens were always blaring," Jackson said.

It was August 2025 when Sharifa began feeling unwell.

In three hours, she was suddenly rushed to the hospital, delivering her daughter, Arya, 16 weeks early.

The little girl weighed just more than one pound.

Over 236 days, she was treated for a heart defect, severe lung disease and received multiple blood transfusions.

In April, Arya was finally discharged.

"We get in the car, and finally we're driving home, and we're like, 'Whose baby is sitting right next to me in this car? Where are we going? We're taking her home?'" Sharifa told Tamron.

Sharifa also described what it's like finally having her daughter home as they figure out a "new normal."

"It's been great. We can take her for walks, we can play with her, hold her whenever we want to," Sharifa said. "She's developing great."