Influencer Gabriela Martins Santos de Moura, aged 31, who longed for a baby dies after fertility treatment complication
An influencer who was desperate for a baby has died after fertility treatment went wrong.
Gabriela Martins Santos de Moura, aged 31, reportedly suffered complications during assisted reproduction surgery and never woke up.
The wellbeing influencer, who was also a lawyer, had been trying to conceive with her husband for two years. In the hope of starting their family, she underwent a fertility procedure on Tuesday February 17.
Gabriela went to the human reproduction clinic in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but went into cardiorespiratory arrest after she had treatment there, according to local reports. It is not known if she was undergoing IVF or an egg retrieval.
After Gabriela fell ill she was rushed to the local Sirio-Libanes Hospital, where she fought for her life in intensive care. But on Tuesday this week (February 24), just days after she had the procedure, doctors confirmed she was brain dead and she died a short time later.
Her death also came just one day after Gabriela’s eighth wedding anniversary. with her husband, orthopaedic doctor Samuel Moura.
Gabriela was originally from Teresina in the state of Piaui, but had built a new life for herself in Sao Paulo with Samuel. She was trained in law and worked as a lawyer, but had also built a strong online prescence as a therapist focused on positive psychology, mindfulness and neuroscience.
On her social media page, she regularly shared advice on emotional wellbeing and quality of life. In a statement posted on her social media, her family confirmed her death and said her organs would be donated. They wrote: “It is with immense sadness that we communicate the passing of our Gabriela, whose brain death was confirmed today by the medical team.
“At this moment of pain, we are comforted to know that her love and generosity will remain alive through the decision to proceed with organ donation, a gesture of immense greatness that will bring hope and life to other people, just as she was.”
A memorial mass was held for Gabriela was held yesterday (Wednesday February 25) at the Santa Rita de Cassia Church. Funeral details have not yet been released. Many of her fans have expressed their sorrow at her passing on social media.