A two-foot tall baby has been born in Brazil weighing 16lbs (7.3kg).

Medics knew Angerson would be too big to carry to full term

Mother Cleidiane Santos dos Santos, 27, gave birth to son Angerson by C-section on Wednesday 18 January at һoѕріtаɩ Padre Colombo in Parintins, Amazonas State.

Ms Santos was in һoѕріtаɩ for a routine consultation, but medics realised the unborn baby was too big for her to carry for a full term.

Angerson is in an incubator

Angerson, who is being kept in an incubator in a ‘stable’ condition, is believed to be the biggest baby born in Amazonas State at 59cm long.

Angerson dos Santos, born in Parintins, reportedly weighed 16lbs (7kg) at birth

Both mother and child are said to be in good health.

The child sets a new record in the state, last updated in 2011 by a boy weighing 13lbs and measuring 1.8ft.

Angerson narrowly misses oᴜt on the national record set by Ademilton dos Santos, born in 2005 and weighing 17lbs (8kg).

Ademilton was also born by Caesarean section in Salvador in north-eastern Brazil.

Doctors said his size was likely related to his mother’s diabetes condition.

The biggest baby ever born naturally was Anna Bates in Italy in 1955, weighing 22lbs 8oz (10.2kg) – about the same as a fully grown Beagle.

Angerson sets a new record for the largest baby born in the state

һoѕріtаɩ Padre Colombo in Amazonas State, Brazil, is fundraising for new clothes for Angerson

һoѕріtаɩ Padre Colombo are fundraising for new clothes for Angerson as he will not fit those bought by his parents.

The һoѕріtаɩ is looking for clothes and nappies sized for children aged nine months to a year for the newborn.

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