Can I just say Ouch!

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

http://www.ntlworld.com/partners/itn/world/1851290.php


A Brazilian woman has given birth to a baby weighing a whopping 17lbs - the average size of a six month old.

Nicknamed "Big Baby", Ademilton dos Santos was born by Caesarian section to Francisca Ramos dos Santos, 38, in Cajazeiras, north eastern Brazil.

Doctors claim the baby is large due to his mother's diabetes, and the newborn has what is known as "diabetes in maternity", a form of hypoglycaemia.

The baby has been given a glucose solution to help him maintain a safe blood sugar level.

Doctors at the Albert Sabin Hospital, where the baby was born, say it is common for women with diabetes to give birth to large babies.

And according to the Brazilian Gynaecological Association, Ademilton is the heaviest baby ever born in Brazil.