Nene was born with the IUD stuck to her head and her picture became viral | Chronic

Cadesia Foster, a new resident mother of the city of Birmingham, in the US state of Alabama, has released an unusual picture of her newborn with an intrauterine device (IUD) tangled between her hair and glued to her head.

"Look at this. heck IUD, resting on the baby's head like a loop. "Use a contraceptive method," they said, " Foster said the message on the popular social network Facebook. The shocking image quickly became viral and was shared by more than 40,000 users.

The IUD is a small plastic T-shaped object placed in the uterus and serving as a Highly effective contraceptive method It can be covered with copper wires or release a hormone called progestin.

In either case, the device produces changes inside the uterus that prevent the sperm from rising and fertilizing the egg. But, as in Mrs. Foster's case, the IUD may fail.

According to the specialists consulted, this device can descend, move in the uterine cavity or last a long time, so that it does not cause endometritis, a kind of endometrial atrophy – inner wall of the uterus – thus preventing pregnancy