16 1/2-Pound Baby Born in Brazil; May Set a Record
from Reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO —
Brazilian doctors have delivered what they believe is the country’s largest baby, a hospital spokeswoman said Friday.
The boy weighed 16 1/2 pounds and measured 23 1/2 inches at his birth in Cubatao, near Sao Paulo, on Monday.
Baby and mother, 27-year-old Cleide Maria de Souza, who weighs 264 1/2 pounds, were doing well, the spokeswoman said.
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