A Baby Born Holding an IUD: The Remarkable Story That Captured the World Introduction In northern Vietnam, at Hai Phong International Hospital, what began as a routine delivery soon became a story that spread across continents. A healthy newborn entered the world not only to the joy of his mother and doctors but also clutching something highly unusual in his tiny hand—an intrauterine device (IUD), the very form of birth control his mother had chosen years earlier to prevent pregnancy. The image of the baby holding the small, T-shaped contraceptive device traveled across social media almost instantly. While some saw...
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