Newborn baby holds contraceptive coil

A baby was sensationally pictured with a T-shaped contraceptive device, shortly after being born, that was expected to prevent their mum from getting pregnant.

Newborn baby holds contraceptive coil

The baby boy, Matheus Gabriel, arrived in the world with triumph, defeating the odds of the contraceptive device, known as the copper coil or IUD (intrauterine device), which is supposed to be 99% effective in preventing pregnancy.

His mum, Queidy Araujo de Oliveira, had been using the coil for about two years when she unexpectedly got pregnant.

An IUD is a type of contraceptive that involves a small T-shaped device inserted into the womb (uterus) and works immediately. It prevents pregnancy by “releasing copper into the womb”, the NHS states, and typically lasts for five or 10 years.

However, as the mum found out, contraception is not always effective, and she discovered she was pregnant during a routine check-up. As the IUD was still in the mother’s womb, doctors said it would be too risky to remove it, so it remained there throughout the pregnancy.

During the pregnancy, Queidy suffered some complications, including bleeding and detachment. Thankfully, her baby boy was born healthy at the Hospital Sagrado Coracao de Jesus, in Neropolis, Brazil.

Just moments after seeing the world for the first time, Dr Natalia Rodrigues, who performed the delivery, couldn’t resist taking a snap of the baby with the IUD in his tiny hands. In a victorious snap that was shared on social media earlier this month, baby Matheus can be seen clutching the contraceptive device in his tiny hands, having beaten the odds.

In the caption, it read: “Holding my victory trophy: the IUD that couldn’t handle me!” While the baby’s father, who had been waiting for a vasectomy, joked online that the “factory is now closed”.