A woman in Indonesia has become a history making mum after she gave birth to the country's biggest ever baby - weighing a whopping 19.2lbs (8.7kgs).
The baby, who is still unnamed and is 62 centimetres (24.4 inches) long, was born by caesarean section Monday at a public hospital in North Sumatra province.
"This heavy baby made the surgery really tough, especially the process of taking him out of his mum's womb. His legs were so big," Sitanggang said.
According to Sitanggang, the boy's humongous size was most likely the result of his 41-year-old mother having diabetes.
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The condition is not caused by a lack of insulin, but by the action of hormones produced during pregnancy that blocks the action of insulin.
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Indonesia's previous heaviest baby, weighing in at 6.9 kilos, was born in 2007 on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta, according to the Indonesian Museum of Records website.
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