INDIA: Newborn baby in western Gujarat state weighs in at 12.5 pounds, becomes heaviest baby born in the country
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INDIA: Newborn baby in western Gujarat state weighs in at 12.5 pounds, becomes heaviest baby born in the country
- Title: INDIA: Newborn baby in western Gujarat state weighs in at 12.5 pounds, becomes heaviest baby born in the country
- Date: 14th June 2010
- Summary: NURSE CARRYING BABY AND KEEPING IT ON A WEIGHING MACHINE BABY LYING ON THE WEIGHING MACHINE (TWO SHOTS) SCALES SHOWING WEIGHT NURSE STANDING BESIDE THE BABY BABY LYING ON THE WEIGHING MACHINE (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) DARPANA TRIVEDI, DOCTOR, SAYING: "Normally when a child is born, as per the Indian standards, a child's birth weight remains somewhere around 2.5 kilograms to 3.5 kilograms. In western countries it is more. But this baby, who was born yesterday, weighed 5.7 kilograms immediately after the birth. This is more than the normal range." THE BABY LYING WITH HER MOTHER IN HOSPITAL BED BABY LYING DOWN (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) PREETI MEHTA, MOTHER OF NEWBORN BABY, SAYING: "I am very happy. This is my second child. My earlier child weighed 3.5 kilograms after birth and my second baby weighs 5.7 kilograms. With so much weight, the baby is still healthy. My baby is also being considered for creating a record of being the heaviest baby in India." FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE BABY GIRL SITTING WITH HER GIRL HOLDING THE BABY IN HER LAP
- Embargoed: 29th June 2010 09:50
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- Location: India
- Country: India
- Topics: People,Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
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