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Japanese doctors invite Indonesian giant baby to Japan+
JAKARTA, Oct. 24 Kyodo -
Japanese doctors have invited a one-month-old Indonesian supersized baby, who
is the country's heaviest-ever when he was born, to Japan where his development
will be closely monitored, a Jakarta-based private television network said
Saturday.
Metro TV reported that the baby boy, who was invited by the Japanese Medical
Association and sponsored by a Japanese television network, will leave for
Japan by month's end after the Japanese Consulate General in Medan, on the
island of Sumatra, finishes processing his visa.
Akbar Risuddin, whose given name means ''great'' in Arabic, weighed 8.7
kilograms and was 62 centimeters long when he was born on Sept. 21 in a Medan
hospital. He is now 9 kg in weight.
The baby, whose two elder brothers were 5.3 kg and 4.4 kg at birth, was
delivered from a diabetic 41-year-old mother by Caesarean section through a
difficult process of delivery due to his extreme weight.
The plan to bring Akbar to Japan, however, has sparked controversy. Although
his doctor supports the plan, some of his neighbors say he will only be
exploited by Japanese doctors and the media.
The former record holder in Indonesia was a 6.9 kg baby boy, who was born in
the town of Karanganyar in Central Java Province last year.
The Guinness Book of World Records says the heaviest baby ever, weighing 10.8
kg, was born to Anna Bates of Canada in 1879, but died 11 hours after birth.
==Kyodo
2009-10-24 23:42:49