A mother has given birth to the world’s biggest baby girl – who weighs
the same as an average six-month-old.The unnamed baby was born by
Caesarean section on Monday weighing a staggering 15lbs.Her 19-year-old
mother, known only as Nandini, was astonished by the size of her first
child when she was born in southern India.
And it is believed her birth overtakes the current record holder, Carisa
Rusack, who was born weighing 14lb 5oz in Massachusetts in 2014.
Dr Venkatesh Raju, the local health officer, said:
‘In my 25 years of experience, I had never seen such a big baby. ‘She is
a miracle. I believe she is not only the heaviest baby born in India
but the heaviest baby girl ever born in the world.’
Nandini, who herself weighs 14.5 stone (94kg) and is 5’9 tall, had a
smooth pregnancy throughout but was unaware she was about to give birth
to a big baby.
smooth pregnancy throughout but was unaware she was about to give birth
to a big baby.