Health News by Kevin Johnson
Janet Johnson of Longview is the new mother of one of the biggest babies ever born in the long horn state of Texas. The baby JaMichael Brown, was born Friday morning at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
“When they pulled the baby out, they could tell that he was huge,” says Janet. “And then they weighed him,” said Johnson.
Weeks ago, doctors told Janet and her Fiance Michael Brown their son would weigh 12 or 13 pounds at birth.
The family prepared for a but that wasn’t enough. JaMichael came out weighing 16 pounds, one ounce and he’s two feet long.
The family prepared for a but that wasn’t enough. JaMichael came out weighing 16 pounds, one ounce and he’s two feet long.
“First thing I asked – was he okay,” says Janet. “They said yes.”
Victoria Ashworth, a hospital spokeswoman said he is certainly the biggest baby in the history of the Longview hospital.
Nurse Mary Beth Smith who was in the delivery room during Janet’s C-section said, “This is the biggest baby I have ever seen, but for health reasons we’d rather not see a baby this large. They can have a little harder time maintaining their blood sugar.”
JaMichael, was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit and will later be moved to the regular nursery.
Guinness World Records says the heaviest newborn ever recorded weighed 23 pounds, 12 ounces, born to an Ohio woman in 1879.
