A three-day-old baby boy, weighing 8.7-kilograms (19.2-pounds) left, lays next to a standard size newborn baby at a hospital in Kisaran, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. An Indonesian woman gave birth to the 62-centimeter (24.4 inches) long unnamed baby boy by caesarean section on Sept. 21. He is the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said.

An Indonesian woman has given birth to an 8.7-kilogramme (19.2-pound) baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said Wednesday.

The baby, who is still unnamed and is 62 centimetres (24.4 inches) long, was born by caesarean section Monday at a public hospital in North Sumatra province, a gynaecologist who took part in the operation told reporters.

"This heavy baby made the surgery really tough, especially the process of taking him out of his mum's womb. His legs were so big," Binsar Sitanggang said.

The boy is in a healthy condition despite having to initially¹ be given oxygen to overcome breathing problems, the gynaecologist said.

"He's got strong appetite, every minute, it's almost non-stop feeding," he said.

"This baby boy is extraordinary, the way he's crying is not like a usual baby. It's really loud."

The boy's massive² size was likely the result of his mother, Ani, 41, having diabetes³, Sitanggang said.

She had to be rushed to hospital due to complications⁴ with the pregnancy⁵, which had reached nine months. The baby, her fourth, was the only child not delivered by a traditional midwife.

When a diabetic mother's glucose⁶ level is high during pregnancy, the baby can receive too much glucose and grow too large, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Indonesia's previous heaviest baby, weighing in at 6.9 kilos, was born in 2007 on the outskirts⁷ of the capital Jakarta, according to the Indonesian Museum of Records website.

据印度尼西亚当地一家医院的一名医生本周三介绍，当地一名妇女日前产下一名重达8.7公斤（19.2镑）的男婴，成为印尼有记载以来最重的新生儿。

一名参加手术的妇产科医生告诉记者，这名男婴于本周一在北苏门答腊省的一家公立医院通过剖腹产出生。他出生时身长62厘米（24.4英寸），目前其父母尚未给他起名。

宾萨尔•西坦甘医生说：“因为孩子体积很大，所以整个手术相当困难，尤其是将他从他妈妈的子宫里取出来的过程。他的腿太粗壮了。”

这名医生说，尽管这名男婴刚出生时需要吸氧以克服呼吸困难，但现在他的健康状况良好。

他说：“他的胃口很大，几乎需要喂个不停。”

“这个孩子很特别，哭起来和普通婴儿也不一样。他的哭声异常响亮。”

西坦甘说，这名男婴之所以这么大，很可能与其母患糖尿病有关。生下这名巨婴的妇女名叫阿妮，今年41岁。

由于妊娠期并发症，阿妮怀孕九个月时就被紧急送往了医院。这个男婴是她的第四个孩子，也是唯一一个不是顺产所生的孩子。

据美国妇产科医学院介绍，如果一名患糖尿病的母亲在怀孕期间血糖水平较高，那么婴儿就会吸收过多的糖分从而长得过大。

据印度尼西亚纪录博物馆网站记载，此前印尼最重的婴儿于2007年出生在首都雅加达的郊区，重达6.9公斤。

Vocabulary:

caesarean section: a surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to deliver a fetus 剖腹生产术，剖腹产

gynaecologist: a specialist in gynecology 妇科医生

glucose: a monosaccharide sugar found in plant and animal tissues 葡萄糖