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Florida Hospital Says 13-Pound, 15-Ounce Newborn Is Its Largest to Date

The mother points to genetics, noting she managed gestational diabetes throughout the pregnancy.

Overview

  • Annan Hines was born by C-section on Sept. 3 at BayCare’s St. Joseph Hospital-South in Riverview, Florida.
  • The hospital’s media relations team says his birth weight makes him the largest baby delivered at the facility.
  • Daniella Hines described feeling unusual pressure during the surgery and said her son quickly became the talk of the maternity ward.
  • At nearly double the roughly 7-pound average newborn weight cited by the University of Rochester Medical Center, his size drew widespread interest.
  • The family says they are home and settling into a routine, and his older brother weighed 12 pounds, 11 ounces at birth.