A photo of a newborn clutching his mother’s IUD has gone viral.
- A photo of a baby boy born with his mother’s IUD has gone viral.
- The IUD may move from its original position and no longer be effective.
The photo of a little boy, born in the north of the city of Hai Phong (Vietnam) with his mother’s IUD, has gone viral on social networks. The incredible snapshot was taken by doctors at Hai Phong Hospital, then posted on the institution’s social network.
The IUD is not 100% reliable
“When the baby was born, the intrauterine device (IUD) came out with him and he grabbed itsays Tran Viet Phuong, head of the hospital’s obstetrics department. After giving birth, I found it interesting that he was holding the camera, so I took a picture. I never thought she would be so successful.”he wonders.
The 34-year-old mother had already given birth twice before, and had opted for the IUD in stride. A few years later, she discovers that she is five weeks pregnant despite her contraception. The fetus had positioned itself just at the site of the intrauterine device. “The IUD is not 100% reliable. The device may move from its initial position and no longer be effective”, recalls Tran Viet Phuong.
The insertion of the intrauterine device is developing in France
Less restrictive and stressful than the contraceptive pill, the fitting of the intrauterine device is developing in France. “While a few years ago, the main users of the IUD were women who had already given birth, more and more nulliparas are taking the plunge and going to their doctor’s office to have an IUD inserted.testifies doctor Jean-Marc Bohbot, gynecologist and medical director at the Alfred-Fournier Institute, in Paris.
The IUD is a small flexible plastic “T” of 3 to 4 cm covered with one or more copper wires. Copper blocks fertilization by preventing sperm from reaching the egg, and prevents the egg from attaching to the uterus.
“The gynecologist must clearly explain the advantages and disadvantages of the IUD, but also explain in detail how the insertion takes place, which can be painfulrecalls Dr. Marie-Claude Benattar, medical and obstetrics gynecologist. That’s why I prescribe painkillers to take the day before to relax and a painkiller to take before the pose. Because it is not trivial: we use a speculum, forceps, we must clean the cervix, probe the uterus and then cross the cervix to put the IUD. You have to be able to endure all this and bear the pain.”
