17-pound baby born in Russia
{{date|September 27, 2007}}

A Siberian woman, Tatyana Barabanova, 43, residing in [[Russia]] was shocked, after giving birth to her twelfth child, to see a 17-pound (7.75 kg) baby.

Nadia, born on September 17, 2007, by [[Caesarean section]] at a maternity clinic in {{w|Aleysky (rural locality)|Aleisk}}, Russia, weighed in at a massive 17 pounds 1 ounce. "We were all simply in shock," the mother stated. When asked what the father said, she answered "He couldn't say a thing - he just stood there blinking."

Barabanova said they did not have the money for "special foods", so she "ate everything". Nadia's eight sisters and three brothers all weighed in at more than 11 pounds (5 kg), according to a local news reported, quoted by the [[Reuters|Reuters news agency]].

This is the second time this has happened, a Brazilian woman gave birth to a 17lb (7.73kg) baby in January 2005.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2007/09/27/1190486424864.html
|title=Woman gives birth to 17-pound baby
|author=Reuters
|pub=Brisbane Times
|date=September 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7015841.stm
|title=Russian mother has 'giant' baby
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=September 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298232,00.html
|title=Russian Woman's 12th Baby Weighs in at Massive 17 Pounds
|author=
|pub=Fox News
|date=September 27, 2007}}

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[[Category:Russia]]
[[Category:Health]]
[[Category:Wackynews]]
[[Category:Europe]]
[[Category:Siberian Federal District]]
[[Category:Caesarean sections]]
A Siberian woman, Tatyana Barabanova, 43, residing in Russia was shocked, after giving birth to her twelfth child, to see a 17-pound (7.75 kg) baby.

Nadia, born on September 17, 2007, by Caesarean section at a maternity clinic in Aleisk, Russia, weighed in at a massive 17 pounds 1 ounce. "We were all simply in shock," the mother stated. When asked what the father said, she answered "He couldn't say a thing - he just stood there blinking."

Barabanova said they did not have the money for "special foods", so she "ate everything". Nadia's eight sisters and three brothers all weighed in at more than 11 pounds (5 kg), according to a local news reported, quoted by the Reuters news agency.

This is the second time this has happened, a Brazilian woman gave birth to a 17lb (7.73kg) baby in January 2005.
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