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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 18:35
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WOMAN GIVES NORMAL BIRTH TO 8-KG BABY

Pamekasan, Madura, East Java, Aug 18 (ANTARA) - A woman in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java, has given birth to a baby weighing eight kilograms in a normal manner or without undergoing a cesarean section.

Siti Aminah, the baby's mother, was on Tuesday still recuperating in a local hospital, after delivering her sixth child at 09:00 on Monday (August 17), coinciding with Indonesia's Independence Day.

When emerging from its mother's womb, the male baby, named Wahyu Agus Perwira, was in good health and had the physical appearance of a one-year-old infant.

Siti Aminah told reporters her pregnancy had lasted longer than normal, namely 12 months, and although during the period she had never consulted a doctor, she had had no difficulty delivering the baby.

In the meantime, Sumanto, the newly- born baby's father, said the name Wahyu meant "miracle" as his birth was considered a blessing from God while Agus was taken from "Agustus" the month in which he was born, Perwira (officer) reflected its father's position as a military officer while Putra had to do with his gender.

Sumanto said he and his wife considered Wahyu's birth a miracle because, despite his unusual size, he was born normally without a cesarean section. ***


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