A woman in Indonesia has given birth to the country’s biggest ever baby tipping the scales at a whopping 19.2lbs. This big bundle of joy needs almost non-stop feeding.
The 62cms boy was born by caesarean section at a hospital in North Sumatra province. A gynaecologist who took part in the operation said the ‘special delivery’ was not easy. The boy’s huge size was most likely the result of his 41-year-old mother having diabetes. When a diabetic mother’s glucose level is high during pregnancy, the baby can receive too much glucose and grow too large. The baby is the mother’s fourth child, but her only child not traditionally delivered by a midwife. The boy is said to be in a healthy condition despite having to initially be given oxygen to overcome breathing problems.