19-year-old mother gave birth to the heaviest girl weighing 6.8 kg

A girl was born in India who weighs like a six—month-old child - 6.8 kg. The still unnamed baby was born by Caesarean section to 19-year-old Nandini in southern India. This is the mother's first child.

The previous record was set by Karisa Rusak from the USA, who was born with a weight of 6.5 kg in 2014 in Massachusetts.

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Source: Daily Mail

Dr. Venkatesh Raju, who took part in the operation, says: "In 25 years of practice, I have never seen such a big child. She's a miracle. I think she is the heaviest newborn not only in India, but also in the world."

The girl's mother weighs 94 kg with a height of 175.2 cm. The pregnancy proceeded normally, but Nandini did not know that she would have such a big girl. The size of the baby indicated a high blood sugar level, but doctors made sure that the newborn does not suffer from diabetes, which usually causes obesity in children.

Now the girl is in the intensive care unit, and doctors are monitoring her development before she is discharged home. Dr Purnima Manu, a gynaecologist who delivered the baby, said: "She came as a huge surprise to us. The operation took about half an hour and was not accompanied by any complications. The girl is really big and beautiful."

"She has no health problems like thyroid disorders, and she breathes normally. At first we were worried about the blood sugar level, but it turned out to be normal. The mother was regularly checked at the clinic, and she never showed signs of gestational diabetes or thyroid dysfunction. Both the mother and the child are doing well, and we will discharge them as soon as we are finally convinced that the child is healthy."

The birth of the largest child puzzled honored doctors not only of the state, but also of the whole country.

Dr. Venkatesh Raju added, "I personally examined her. This is a wonderful gift from God. I'm glad she's doing well." Nandini and her husband Arun got married two years ago and were happy to have their first child. Now the joyful parents are counting the days until they can take the girl home.

In November last year, another woman from India, Firdus Khatun, gave birth to a boy weighing 6.7 kg. He was the heaviest child born in India, but baby Nandini broke his record.

In the photo — 6.5-kilogram Karisa Rusak from Canada with her parents.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the heaviest child in the world weighing 10.8 kg was born in Canada in 1879. The baby, whose mother Anna Bates suffered from gigantism, died 11 hours after birth. The record of the heaviest healthy child was set in Italy in 1955, when a boy weighing 10.2 kg was born.