Baby presumed dead is welcomed with a party after discharge in the interior of SP: 'In the comfort of home'

Noah, the baby who was pronounced dead, was welcomed with a party after being discharged from the hospital: 'In the comfort of home' Social Media Baby Noah Gabriel da Cruz Santos, who was found alive by a funeral director about 2 hours after being pronounced dead in Rio Claro (SP), was discharged from Hospital das Clínicas de Bauru, where he had been hospitalized since July 17, and returned home on Wednesday (12). When he was one month old, on July 15, Noah suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest while admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Santa Casa de Rio Claro. The hospital reported that resuscitation maneuvers were carried out, but the death was confirmed. However, when she went to collect the body for funeral procedures, agent Regina Célica Paschoal saw the baby moving inside a bag, used to place bodies, which was closed with ribbons and decided to open it, finding that the child was alive. In a statement, Santa Casa reported that there was no error and that all technical and legal protocols for establishing death were strictly complied with. (Read more below). ? Follow g1 São Carlos and Araraquara on Instagram On social media, Noah's family announced that "after so many days of struggle, prayers and miracles", the baby was discharged and returned to his home in Rio Claro, on Wednesday (12). According to the statement, Noah remains in recovery and using a probe. "Now all of this will be monitored up close, in the comfort of home." He had been hospitalized at Centrinho, a unit specializing in craniofacial anomalies linked to the Hospital das Clínicas de Bauru and the University of São Paulo (USP), since July 17. On day 31, Noah was extubated and began breathing without the help of equipment. 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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. On the morning of July 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. One-month-old Noah showed vital signs about 2 hours after being pronounced dead in Rio Claro, SP Personal Archive Scare and emotion In 17 years of profession, the funeral director stated that she had never witnessed a situation like this. "It was a shock, it was a great emotion to see that we went to look for a dead person and he was alive", said Regina. Also funeral director Matheus Batagello was with Regina and was responsible for looking for a nurse to check the situation. "It was desperate, but with relief, right?" Matheus said he was unsure whether it could be a spasm. "I said [to the nurses], 'man, I need you to go there and check it because it's moving and it's making a sort of hiccup, like it's choking. So I need you to go there to make sure'", he recalled. Funeral director Regina Célia Paschoal realized that the boy Noah was alive in a bag at a hospital in Rio Claro (SP) Wesley Almeida/EPTV 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 declared that it had not identified any failure in care or procedure that could be reviewed in light of the evidence existing at the time of the death. "The Brazilian protocol for confirming death is recognized for its high rigor and safety," said the note. The hospital highlighted that the Neonatal ICU has a specialized structure and qualified team, including the doctor responsible for care, who has 14 years of experience in neonatology. Santa Casa stated that it respects different interpretations of the episode and recognized the impact of the case on family members and health professionals. The hospital ended the note by reaffirming its commitment to science, ethics and transparency, while at the same time classifying the episode as an extraordinary event that deeply impacted everyone involved. What do the experts say? In an interview with Fa