Friday, July 15, 2011

7.3 Kg Baby Born in Texas

Longview, KOMPAS.com - was born weighing 7.3 kilograms and a length of about 60 cm, baby JaMichael Brown became a byword citizens of Texas, the United States.

Janet Johnson and the couple's son Michael Brown was born on Friday (08/07/2011) at a hospital in Longview, a town in the State of Texas.

"We really did not expect," Johnson said to the Longview News-Journal.

"I do not believe he could for it. We had to swap baby clothes that we bought because it was already apparent size is too small for him," Johnson said.

Doctors are predicting a baby she is carrying will be quite large. However, the prediction is not that big. According to estimates by the doctor, the baby will weigh about 5 pounds.

According to Dr. John Kirk, a gynecologist who treated Johnson, both parents are big babies and the mother suffered from gestational diabetes, which affects the size of the baby.

The hospital is also facing difficulties in handling the baby bongsor it. They do not have a sufficient stock of diapers for her.

Until now still under intensive supervision JaMichael doctor because they have not breathing on her own. "He just had a little small problem," said Dr. John Kirk told ABC News.

"We've explained to my parents about some complications that may be experienced by the child. However, the boy will keep us watching," added Kirk.

JaMichael was not the biggest baby ever born. However, babies born weighing more than 5 pounds are very rare. The comparison is 1:1000.

According to the Guinness world record, world's largest baby weighing 10.77 pounds that were born in Canada in 1879.
source: kompas.com