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16th Oct 2017

‘We all couldn’t believe it’: Mum gives birth to baby weighing 15.7 pounds

Family members couldn't believe it.

Jade Hayden

vietnam

Fair play.

A mum in Vietnam has given birth to a baby weighing 15.7 lb pounds (7.1 kilograms).

The woman, Nguyen Kim Lien, had been told that her baby would weigh approximately 11 pounds, but when the child was born family members “couldn’t believe it.”

AFP report that the baby was born on Saturday in the northern Vinh Phuc province.

His parents decided to name him Tran Tien Quoc.

The newborn’s father, Tran Van Quan, said that the baby’s size was a surprise to the whole family.

“When the doctor said my child was 7.1 kilograms, we all couldn’t believe it.

“He was 7.2 kilograms with some clothes on, so a bit heavier than when he came out of mummy!”

Mum Kim is currently recovering from a Caesarean section and is expected to return home with her new son over the next few days.

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