First Coast News [Jacksonville, FL], 3 May 2017
Exclusive: Baby born holding Mirena IUD? Mom sets the record straight
It's a photo that's going viral on social media: a newborn baby holding an IUD, or intrauterine device, used to prevent pregnancy, in his hand. Doctors say the healthy 9-lb. baby boy was born against all odds.
Little Dexter Tyler was barely a week old and the picture of him holding the Mirena IUD had already gone viral.
[…] First Coast News spoke exclusively with Hellein about the picture, asking if Dexter was actually born holding an IUD. Hellenin replied, "He was not."
Hellein explained her son was not actually holding the IUD when he was born, but she did, however, get pregnant while it was inserted. […]
https://au.news.yahoo.com/baby-born-holding-contraceptive-coil-045546899.html
Yahoo! News Australia, 6 July 2020
Baby born clutching surprising item
A mother who gave birth got a surprise when her baby boy arrived clutching her failed contraceptive device.
These startling images show a tiny baby boy who was born holding his mother’s intrauterine device in his hand.
The incident took place at Hai Phong International Hospital in northern Vietnam and the images of the newborn have since been widely shared on social media.
In the photos, the baby boy can be seen with his eyes closed holding the yellow and black intrauterine device (IUD). […]
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/4ay44q/baby-born-vietnam-mother-iud
VICE, 14 July 2020
A Baby Was Born in Vietnam, His Mother’s IUD in Tow
Despite the devices’ reputation for reliability, such cases aren’t unheard-of, one expert said.
A baby boy in Vietnam has gotten more than the requisite share of attention accorded to newborns after photos of him holding his mother’s contraceptive intrauterine device (IUD) went viral on social media.
According to local news reports, the IUD—a device considered among the most effective forms of birth control available—came out from the mother’s body when the baby was born. It was initially believed that the baby came out of the womb holding the IUD, but Vietnamese reports clarified that medical staff had placed it in the baby's hand for the photo op. […]
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