The boy, who is 62 centimeters tall and weighs 8.7 kilograms, was born by 41-year-old Indonesian resident Ani Russidin. For a woman, this child is already the third. Information about the world's largest newborn has appeared in the media.
According to media reports, in the early stages of pregnancy, Ani Russidin was diagnosed with diabetes, but she decided to keep her unborn child alive. Experts suggest that it was the increased glucose in the woman's blood that could have caused the development of an unusually large fetus.
Finding that the embryo is increasing in size more actively than usual, the doctors decided to constantly monitor the expectant mother in order to avoid complications during pregnancy. The baby arrived on time, but the doctors found it necessary to have a caesarean section. It is reported that the entire medical staff of the hospital where the birth took place came to look at the huge baby.
The newborn, weighing almost nine kilograms, was named Akbar, which means "great" in Arabic.
Recently, scientists from the University of Pittsburgh conducted a study showing that pregnant women should sleep 7-9 hours a day to avoid excessive weight gain, which increases the risk of developing diabetes. However, it should be noted that among the 751 study participants who were pregnant with one child, not one suffered from diabetes either during pregnancy or before it. Fighting diabetes today is a fairly popular research topic for geneticists, nutritionists and other specialists.
Dmitry Istrov