Thursday, October 4, 2007

17 pound baby


YIKES!!!!!! IT IS TRUE!!!!
Ademilton dos Santos is the largest baby born at the Albert Sabin Maternity Hospital in north eastern Brazil in its 12-year history.
Big, big baby
Jan. 24: A Brazilian woman has given birth to a baby weighing nearly 17 pounds.
MSNBC News Services
Updated: 6:20 p.m. MT Jan 24, 2005
A woman in Brazil gave birth Wednesday to a boy that doctors have nicknamed "giant baby." The infant weighs 17 pounds, about the average size of a six-month-old. He was delivered by Caesarean section.
The boy's 38-year-old mother is diabetic, a condition which can commonly cause women to give birth to larger babies. The boy, named Ademilton dos Santos, is receiving oxygen due to breathing problems and is being given an intravenous glucose solution to maintain a safe blood sugar level.
The director of the hospital in Cajazeiras, an area in north eastern Brazil, said the boy is otherwise in good health. Doctors say the mother Francisca Ramos dos Santos is feeling well after her surgery.
The boy's father and four sibilings were reportedly surprised at the news.

He is the heaviest baby ever born in Brazil, according to Brazilian medical officials.

1 comment:

Jennifer Lacy said...

hehehe that is funny. i saw that and decided to be nice and not share that with you. You should have done it my way - so easy and painless! And quick too! Less than 2 months start to finish!