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A New Zealand mum has given birth to a 16 POUND baby

Published 10:15 11 May 2017 BST

Katie Mythen-Lynch
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Boy oh boy.

A woman in New Zealand has given birth to a baby more than twice the average weight of a newborn. The 16lb 4oz baby was born in the capital city, Wellington by Caesarean section on Monday. At over a stone in weight, he is also 7cm longer than other infants his age at 57cm and started life wearing clothes for babies of six months. The New Zealand Herald reports that the baby's size meant it took three hours for doctors to administer the epidural. "He has a good set of lungs," said the father, whose has not been identified. "People are calling him the next Jonah Lomu, but we think he'll be a concert pianist."

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