Baby presumed dead shows vital signs in SP: 'True miracle', says hospital The mother of baby Noah Gabriel da Cruz Santos, one month old, who showed vital signs about 2 hours after being pronounced dead at Santa Casa de Rio Claro (SP), stated that her son continues to fight to get well and that she believes what happened was a miracle. The newborn was transferred to a specialized hospital for treatment of a congenital malformation. Letícia Cristina da Cruz Santos confirmed to g1 that an employee from the funeral home - who had gone to Santa Casa to collect the baby's body to send it to the wake and burial procedures - identified that her son had vital signs and called the medical team. Santa Casa reported that all technical and legal protocols for ascertaining death were strictly complied with and that it did not identify any failure in care or procedure that could be reviewed in view of the evidence existing at the time of ascertainment of death. (Read more below). ? Follow g1 São Carlos and Araraquara on Instagram The mother reported that she and her husband witnessed what happened, seeing their son lifeless and with a purple color. "We [are] contemplating the greatness of God and admiring our warrior who continues to fight to be well. We believe in our miracle completely [...] miracles cannot be explained, they are lived," she said. Photo that the parents took with Noah after they were called to return to the hospital because he showed vital signs Personal Archive More news from the region: HOMICIDE: 17-year-old teenager is shot to death and her body is found in the woods in the interior of SP CENTENNIAL CHURCH: Faithful seek R$200,000 to save a church that was at risk of collapsing in the interior of SP TECHNOLOGY: Businessman with chronic illness undergoes 1st robotic surgery performed in a hospital in the interior of SP SP: 'I hope I'm fine' Feeling upon receiving the news Letícia said that after finding out her son's death, she and her husband stayed with Noah for approximately an hour. Hours later, the couple were already at home when they received a call from the hospital asking them to return to the institution - without giving a reason. "My husband said three times: 'Lady, we already know what happened, we have already done all the procedures', but she insisted that we go, at 9:40 pm. Once there, we entered the ICU again and they told us about our miracle. I could only say 'Glory to God' and cry", she recalled. What happened was precisely on the date Noah was supposed to be born, according to his mother. "One very striking thing is that it was on the 15th, which he was supposed to be born if he hadn't been born prematurely and he was just a month old." Noah was born prematurely and with a cleft palate, which is a congenital malformation characterized by an opening in the roof of the mouth, which occurs when the tissues do not unite in the first weeks of pregnancy. It affects breastfeeding, speech, hearing and dental development. 'Ecstatic and anesthetized' In a video, shared on social media, Letícia said that she is ecstatic and anesthetized. "Sometimes I think we are dreaming, not just me, but I was talking to my husband just now inside the hospital, looking at him [Noah] and he was there moving, kicking his legs, with his eyes open. We are amazed." She also said that Noah was well looked after during the 32 days he was hospitalized at Santa Casa and that there was no medical negligence. "I even saw the time of the incident, how the doctor looked, how hard she fought to try to revive him." Noah, one month old, showed vital signs about 2 hours after being pronounced dead in Rio Claro, SP Personal Archive Understand the case Noah was sent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU) shortly after birth, on June 15. As he needed to undergo surgery in a specialized hospital outside Rio Claro, he was awaiting transfer, but, according to Santa Casa, his health deteriorated and suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest last Wednesday (15), when he was one month old. The hospital said that all cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers were initiated immediately and conducted for approximately 45 minutes, following the protocols of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics. After resuscitation attempts, death was confirmed late in the afternoon. Santa Casa de Rio Claro (SP) Wesley Almeida/EPTV According to the hospital, after the death was confirmed, the baby remained in the Neonatal ICU for around an hour for legal procedures and welcoming the parents. He was then sent to another sector to wait for the body to be removed by the institution chosen by the family. Santa Casa did not describe what criteria were adopted to declare the baby's death. About two hours after the death was confirmed, the funeral home employee noticed the presence of vital signs and called the hospital team. The newborn was reevaluated, readmitted to the Neonatal ICU and returned to intensive care. It was not disclosed which vital signs were identified by the funeral home employee. On Friday morning (17), the baby was transferred to the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Cranio-Facial Anomalies at the University of São Paulo (USP), known as Centrinho, in Bauru (SP), using a space for which he was already waiting to continue treatment. Noah, one month old, showed vital signs about 2 hours after being pronounced dead in Rio Claro, SP Personal Archive What Santa Casa says Santa Casa de Rio Claro stated, in a statement, that all technical and legal protocols for confirming death were strictly complied with. The institution stated that it had not identified any care failure or procedure that could be reviewed in light of the evidence existing at the time of the death. "The Brazilian protocol for ascertaining death is recognized for its high rigor and safe