Saturday, October 6, 2007

Newborn Weighs Over 17lbs




Sept. 28 - A baby girl in Russia shocks hospital staff by weighing more than 17 lbs.

Baby Nadia is the 12th child for 43 year-old Tatyana, joining eight sisters and three brothers.

She was delivered by caesarean section in the local maternity hospital in the Altai region of Siberia.

The heaviest baby ever recorded, at over 23 lbs, was born to a Canadian woman in 1879, according the the Guinness Book of World records.




1 comment:

Louisiana said...

i love being here, finally...whoo-hoo..

that's a big baby..i think i shall never again complain on B weight..he was almost, just under 11 lbs..lol..

nice blog cousin..i love you. have added you to my rollblog..