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Nashville Mom Delivers Nearly 13-Pound Newborn at TriStar Centennial as TikTok Story Goes Viral

A hospital tribute framed the C-section story that millions engaged with on TikTok.

Overview

  • Shelby Martin’s son, Cassian, weighed 12 pounds, 14 ounces (about 5.8 kg) at birth in Nashville’s TriStar Centennial Women’s Hospital.
  • The delivery was by C-section, and the newborn spent a short time in the NICU with IV support, oxygen, and glucose monitoring reported.
  • TriStar Centennial called the delivery “a beautiful reminder of resilience and love,” and the mother publicly thanked the care teams.
  • Martin’s TikTok posts documenting her pregnancy and newborn have drawn more than 4 million likes and tens of thousands of comments.
  • Outlets described Cassian as a hospital record-setter but cited conflicting timeframes, and those record claims have not been independently verified.