Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Woman Gives Birth to 15.2 Pound Baby

In Indonesia, a woman gave birth to a 15.2 pound baby boy on Monday. The mother has gestational diabetes, which could cause heavier than normal babies. The baby was delivered by C-section and transferred to another hospital for respiratory problems.

The average weight of a newly born baby is about 7 pounds and the Guinness Book of World Records records the largest baby ever born was 23.12 pounds. It was born in 1879 in the United States and died 11 hours after it was born.

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