A newborn baby in Brazil has gone viral after being photographed clutching the very contraceptive device that was meant to prevent his birth. The baby, Matheus Gabriel, was born at Hospital Sagrado Coração de Jesus in Nerópolis, Goiás, to mother Queidy Araújo de Oliveira, who had been using a copper intrauterine device (IUD) for about two years.

Queidy discovered she was pregnant during a routine checkup. Because removing the IUD could have endangered the pregnancy, doctors opted to leave it in place throughout her pregnancy. During that time, she experienced complications including bleeding and partial detachment of the device, but ultimately gave birth to a healthy baby.

At delivery, the attending physician, Dr. Natalia Rodrigues, placed the IUD in the newborn’s hand and captured the moment on video. The image shows Matheus clutching the device like a “victory trophy,” and it was shared online with the caption: “Holding my victory prize: the IUD that couldn’t stop me!”

While IUDs (especially copper ones) are more than 99% effective at preventing conception (with a failure rate of about 0.6%), they are not foolproof. IUDs prevent pregnancy by creating a hostile environment for sperm and, in hormonal versions, altering the uterine lining.

Because IUD failures are rare, the case of Matheus is seen as extraordinary. Observers have called it a striking reminder that no birth control method is 100% guaranteed.