Can a diabetic mother give birth to a 16-pound baby?

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A 38-year-old woman in northeastern Brazil has given birth to an unusually large baby boy weighing over 16 pounds. The birth, which involved a humorous moment when the newborn playfully struck the doctor, highlights significant healthcare disparities. The discussion emphasizes that in countries like the US, the mother would have received more comprehensive prenatal care, including monitoring for her diabetes and tracking the baby's growth through ultrasounds. The risks associated with delivering such a large baby, including the potential for the child to develop diabetes later in life, are noted. The conversation also touches on the challenges the mother likely faced during her pregnancy due to the baby's size.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil – A 38-year-old woman in northeastern Brazil has given birth to a son weighing more than 16 pounds, hospital officials said. [continued]
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20050120-1819-brazil-baby.html

After the doctor slapped baby Ademilton on the fanny, the newborn threw a right hook and decked the doc. :biggrin:
 
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HOLY MOLY.


That HAD to hurt.

*wince*
 
franznietzsche said:
HOLY MOLY.


That HAD to hurt.

*wince*
Nah.. caesarian.. but carrying that thing around in the last trimester had to be unpleasant to say the least.
 
OMG,that's more than double than i was 22 years and 132 days ago...

Daniel.
 
Ouch. Was momma on steroids?
 
Kerrie said:
Ouch. Was momma on steroids?

No, but but it seems the baby was. :biggrin:
 
Was Shaquille O'Neal on a visit to a mistress in Brazil and we found out just now?? :-p

Daniel.

P.S.Yeah,it's true:size does matter... :-p
 
Kerrie said:
Ouch. Was momma on steroids?

No, but she was diabetic. What this really highlights is the differences in quality of healthcare available in some parts of the world. In the US (and probably Canada, Britain, Europe), this woman would have been very carefully monitored throughout pregnancy, ultrasounds would have been used to track the fetus' growth, her diabetes would have been managed very closely, and the size of the baby certainly wouldn't have been a surprise (probably would have been delivered early as well if it was getting that big). This baby will very likely wind up diabetic as well (very large babies have a much higher risk of developing diabetes than those born in a more normal weight range; interestingly, very small babies also seem to have that risk). But can you imagine a newborn nearly the size of a 1 yr old?
 

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