A baby born in Brazil has captured attention online after a photo of him holding a contraceptive coil went viral. The device was originally meant to prevent his mother from becoming pregnant.

Mother was using IUD for two years

The baby boy, named Matheus Gabriel, was born at Hospital Sagrado Coração de Jesus in Nerópolis, Goiás, according to the Mirror. His mother, Queidy Araujo de Oliveira, had been using an intrauterine device (IUD), also known as a copper coil, for nearly two years. The device is considered more than 99 per cent effective at preventing pregnancy.

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Pregnancy continued despite IUD

Queidy discovered she was pregnant during a routine check-up. Doctors

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