An Indian mother, Firduous Khatun, 36, has welcomed her ninth child at Raja Kalawati Hospital in Orai last Thursday. The child was in fact the country’s heaviest baby- a very healthy 14.77lbs boy! Despite the baby’s big size, he was delivered naturally and in just 15 minutes!
Doctors who have confirmed him as the heaviest baby ever born in India are calling him a ‘miracle’.

Mrs Khatun, who weighs 12st 3 (77.5 kg), had given birth to all eight of her children at home. But her husband Kadir Raza, 40, was forced to rush her to the nearest hospital after she began giving birth to her huge son. All her previous babies weighed a normal 8lbs .
Dr Anjana Gupta, who delivered the child, said: ‘He is a miracle baby. In my 21 years of experience, I had never seen a new-born as big as him. We could not believe how, despite his big size, he smoothly came out. Though his shoulders got stuck for few seconds, within three minutes he was in my hands. He was so big that he was not fitting in my hands. He is a beautiful baby. Though he had respiratory issues initially, both he and his mother are now doing fine,’ medics said.

Mrs Khatun is not diabetic, which is usually what causes obesity in new-born infants, Dr Gupta said. She added: ‘We do not know why the baby is so big but he is healthy and all his parameters are fine.’

Doctors at the hospital are monitoring his developments and expect to discharge him in around five days time.

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