Technology allows mother and son to be introduced

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A Portland nurse shows Ivonne Cortez, located in Newberg, her son via the Telestroke network.
   A Sherwood family was united this week after a harrowing medical experience that landed the mother in Providence Newberg Medical Center and her newborn baby, whom she had never seen, in a hospital 20 miles away.   Ivonne Cortez, 35, was introduced to her baby for the first time Aug. 24 with the help of a special robot named Oscar.   “She felt that she had him in front of her — the only thing missing was the smell,” said the baby’s father, Francisco (Paco) Cortez, interpreting the words of his wife, whose native language is Spanish.







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