Received a medical degree in 2011 from the Brazilian University FPS – Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde. Has completed training in pediatrics and neonatology at Medicine Institute Professor Fernando Figueira – IMIP and joined the NICU team of this hospital since 2015. Completed a master’s degree (2015) and is currently a PhD student in Child and Mother´s Health at IMIP. Has a special interest in Parental Empowerment, Palliative Care and Preterm Developmental strategies. Currently also works as neonatal fellowship coordinator at IMIP and Federal University of Pernambuco.