Tele-ICU saves baby’s life as mother declared brain dead; an extraordinary case.

Mother suffered brain death and the family opted to maintain the pregnancy until it was viable to remove the baby from the uterus. Doctors in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim believe that this was only possible due to the exchange they had with specialists in São Paulo via teleconference. Remote intensive care unit helps save the life of a baby in the mother’s womb with brain death.

On this Friday’s episode of Globo Repórter, smaller cities that have become healthcare reference centers with the help of technology were featured. In Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, a city in the interior of Espírito Santo, the public maternity ward…

Isabella Walker

Isabella Walker