Giant Newborn Weighing 19.2-pounds at birth draws crowds to Indonesian hospital!! (194 hits)
Indonesia's heaviest-ever newborn drew curious crowds Friday to a hospital where the boy named Akbar - or the Great in Arabic - came into the world at a record 19.2 pounds (8.7 kilograms). Akbar Risuddin was born to a diabetic mother in a 40-minute cesarean delivery that was complicated because of his unusual weight and size, Dr. Binsar Sitanggang said...
The baby's extreme weight was the result of excessive glucose from his mother during pregnancy, Dr. Sitanggang said. "He is greedy and has a strong appetite, nursing almost nonstop," the doctor said.
The former Indonesian record holder was a 14.7-pound (6.7-kilogram) baby boy born on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, in 2007.
