A Brazilian woman has given birth to a 7.57kg baby boy - the same weight as a six-month-old child in this story. That is about 16 1/2 pounds!

Francisca Ramos dos Santos, 38, gave birth to burly Ademilton yesterday. He is the largest baby born at the Albert Sabin Maternity Hospital in its 12-year history.

"Obviously the baby was born by caesarean section," hospital director Rita Leal said.

"Both mother and baby are doing fine."

Ademilton "could truly be considered a giant baby, for he is what a six-month-old baby normally weighs", paediatrician Luiz Sena Azul said.