A more than six kilos baby is born in the U.S.

posted on: Jan 31 2012 8:20 by RDugey. Viewed 14 times.


A resident of the State of Iowa gave birth to a baby girl of 6.36 kg (almost 14 pounds), Caesarean section without anaesthesia.

Asher Stewardson was born Thursday at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines and measured 59 centimeters (23,25 inches). 15 Months ago, to the birth of his brother, Judah, weighed 5.5 kilos (12 pounds).

Mercy managers said that only one in every thousand newly born exceed the five kilos (11 pounds).

The mother of the babies, Kendall Stewardson, had six hours of Labor without anesthesia epidural or caesarean section. She added that she and her husband, Joshua, wished to avoid a c-section because it would not have been healthy for her or for Asher.