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The 13-pound baby just after
birth. |
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Computer projection of what
he will look like when he is 6 months old.
(Apologies to Cheech Marin) |
(APTN) - A very unusual baby was born
in in Mexico this week. Blanca Rosa de Leon Garcia gave
birth to a bouncing boy that weighs more than 13 pounds,
about the size of a three-month-old infant.
The head of Mexico's National Institute
of Health says the newborn's size is "exceptionally
rare." Only about about 1 in 40,000 babies are
that big at birth, he estimated.
Salvador Garcia, the baby's father,
said the family is "very happy."
We didnt expect this though,
now we have to buy bigger clothing because what we have
is not going to fit," he said.
Pedro Garcia was delivered by Caesarean
section. |