Overview

• Jennifer Rivas unexpectedly went into labor at 36 weeks while returning from Osorno to Bariloche with her partner and two-year-old daughter.
• Customs and Gendarmerie agents teamed with the Andesmar driver and passengers to improvise delivery assistance on the bus’s rear seat using blankets and towels.
• An ambulance from Villa La Angostura arrived about 30 minutes after the birth, where paramedics led by Drs. Fanny Moyano and Mauro Taibo provided critical neonatal care.
• Baby Genaro weighed 2,300 grams at birth and received treatment for hypothermia and prematurity before admission alongside his mother to the Hospital Regional de La Angostura.
• The Paso Cardenal Samoré crossing sits at over 1,300 meters above sea level and handles roughly 4,500 daily travelers between Argentina and Chile.