Indonesia's giant baby

Published: 8:51AM Saturday September 26, 2009 Source: ONE News

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  A three-day-old baby weighing 8.7 kg (19.2 lb) sleeps between average-sized babies in Indonesia - Source: Reuters

Indonesia has recorded its biggest baby ever.

The baby boy weighs in at 8.7 kilograms or 19.2 pounds, and measures 62 centimetres long.

Baby Muhammad Akbar Risuddin, which means "great" in Arabic, was born in a 40-minute caesarian delivery.

He is the third child for his parents.

Doctors say his extreme weight is the result of receiving glucose from his diabetic mother during pregnancy.

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