18-year-old Aussie gives birth to baby the size of a 3-month-old
MANILA, Philippines — A woman in Australia gave birth to one of the largest babies ever born in Western Australia.
According to CBC, Breanna Sykes, had to undergo a last-minute Caesarean section when doctors found out that the baby was too big for a normal delivery.
"If I try and push the baby, it would break my pelvis," the 18-year-old mom told Australia's Seven Network.
According to several reports, the baby named Ziad is almost the size of a three-month-old baby, with a body length of 57 centimeters and weight of 5.9 kilograms. A normal baby weighs just half of Ziad's weight.
Mother gives birth to boy weighing just under 6kgs, believed to be one of the biggest in Australian history. https://t.co/72b5iDEY3D #9News
— Nine News Australia (@9NewsAUS) May 1, 2016
Ziad is now hailed as the biggest baby born at Perth’s Joondalup Health Campus in 15 years.
Meanwhile, despite the baby's unusual size, doctors say he is perfectly healthy.
The Guinness World Records note that the heaviest baby born in the world is from Italy—a 10.2 kg (22 lb 8 oz) baby in Aversa, Italy born in September 1955. — Alixandra Caole Vila
