Overview
- The baby suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest in the neonatal ICU and, after about 45 minutes of resuscitation, medical staff declared him dead on Wednesday.
- Roughly two hours after the death declaration a veteran funeral employee, Regina Célia Paschoal, heard noises and saw movement inside the sealed body bag and opened it to summon help.
- Noah was readmitted immediately to the neonatal ICU and on Friday was transferred to the Centrinho of USP in Bauru for specialized treatment.
- Hospital Santa Casa de Río Claro said it followed all technical and legal protocols for confirming death, identified no care failures, and noted the attending neonatologist has 14 years of experience while the family defended the medical team.
- The episode has left family and health workers emotionally shaken, highlighted the role nonmedical staff can play in spotting signs of life, and as of July 21 no public criminal or regulatory investigation has been reported.