Bride dies moments before wedding, delivers alive daughter

5years ago

Sao Paulo news, Brazil news.

A Brazilian bride has died moments before her wedding as she suffered a stroke on her way to the ceremony.

Jessica Victor Guedes, 30, was six months pregnant and on her way to the church when she suffered a fatal stroke. Doctors performed an emergency C-section and saved the unborn child, named Sophia.

The groom, Flavio Goncalvez, who is a former firefighter and a police officer, tried to revive Guedes, performing CPR but she was pronounced dead shortly after reaching the hospital.

The couple had been waiting for their wedding day, posting pictures of the preparations for the big day: "She was a super mother, giving her life to our daughter," Goncalvez said. "It's been hard. I feel like I'm living a nightmare."