Antony Gael’s born in Quixeramobim, Brazil weighing five kilos determined by a condition called macrosomia – used to describe a newborn with an excessive birth weight
A baby weighing the same weight as a bowling ball has been born with her mum saying “I feel tired”. The not-so-little bundle of joy was born at Hospital Regional do Sertão Central (HRSC) in Quixeramobim, Brazil.
And ‘little’ Antony weighed in at five kilograms or 11 pounds. Antony Gael’s weight is determined by a condition called macrosomia – used to describe a newborn with an excessive birth weight.
Antony weighs 5.1 kilograms. A newborn normally weighs between 2.5 and four kilograms. Antony was born via caesarean section on October 24 and is the third child of farmer Daniela Barbosa Nobre, a resident of Quixeramobim.
Mum Daniela said that her other two children were not born with such a large weight, but revealed that she expected Antony to be bigger due to the symptoms in the final phase of pregnancy.
She said: “From the seventh month onwards I was feeling very tired. I couldn’t do anything because I got tired. My belly got huge.
Paulo Fernandes, a pediatrician at the hospital said: “It can be the result of genetic factors, but the main one is a predisposition of the pregnant woman to diabetes,”
Mr Fernandes said when prenatal care identifies that the baby is overweight, for safety reasons, the birth should be by cesarean section.
He said that, despite Antony’s good health, some measures are adopted. “It is necessary to be monitored by a pediatrician and a nutritionist,” he added.