A woman in Indonesia has given birth to a baby boy who weighed in at a staggering 19.2 pounds and 24.4 inches long. The child, Muhammad Akbar Risuddin (Akbar means "big"), was born by caesarean section on September 21 at a public hospital in North Sumatra province.
"This heavy baby made the surgery really tough, especially the process of taking him out of his mum's womb. His legs were so big," Dr. Binsar Sitanggang told Agence France Presse. The child is healthy, although he did initially receive oxygen for breathing problems. "He's got strong appetite, every minute, it's almost non-stop feeding," Sitanggang added. "This baby boy is extraordinary, the way he's crying is not like a usual baby. It's really loud."
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Sitanggang thinks the boy grew so large because his mother, who is 41, had diabetes, a dangerous condition since the pregnant woman's high glucose level means the fetus can receive too much glucose and grow abnormally large.
