Surrogate, California couple clash in court as newborn fights for life after heart surgery

The critically ill newborn at the center of a bitter surrogate custody fight was placed back on a breathing tube after his condition worsened following open-heart surgery, according to newly filed court documents.

The baby is in critical condition and being closely watched at the hospital, intended parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed said in filings obtained by TMZ.

The couple said the child suffered possible complications after a Norwood procedure, an operation used to treat his severe heart defect, and had to be re-intubated after his condition declined overnight.

SURROGATE SAYS BABY 'RIPPED AWAY' 60 SECONDS AFTER BIRTH AS CUSTODY FIGHT ERUPTS AFTER ABORTION REFUSAL

In a Dallas courtroom Tuesday, Gilkar and Ahmed faced surrogate McKenna West as they fought over who should make medical decisions for the newborn. The clash has drawn national attention because West says she refused the California couple’s e...