13-Pound Baby Named ‘Jihad’ Born in Germany
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A 13-pound baby named Jihad was born in Berlin early on Friday to a 528-pound unidentified mother at Berlin’s Charité hospital, according to Germany’s English news site, the Local.
Baby Jihad, who joins 13 siblings, is reportedly the largest baby born naturally in Germany. Doctors said his 40-year-old mother suffered from gestational diabetes and likely a metabolic disorder, as well. While the woman reportedly said she did not know she had diabetes, doctors said she in fact was aware of her condition, but ate too many sweet foods.
“She insisted on a vaginal birth despite the very high risk,” Dr. Wolfgang Henrich, chief physician at Charite’s obstetrics clinic, told the Local. “We usually advise mothers carrying a child with an estimated weight of more than 4.5 kilos (about 10 pounds) to opt for a cesarean section to avoid complications.”
A rare genetic disorder can cause abnormally large babies, but usually, a heavy baby is because of diabetes in the mother.
Gestational diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar that begins or is diagnosed during pregnancy. Overweight or obese mothers are at greater risk of gestational diabetes.
While Jihad is a big boy, there are certainly some bigger babies who take the world title. In July, 16-pound Baby JaMichael was born in Texas. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Ann Bates of Canada gave birth to the biggest newborn, in 1879, when her baby weighed in at a whopping 23 pounds, 12 ounces.
“A mother’s weight prior to pregnancy, the amount she gains, and the level of her blood sugar all affect how big a baby will be,” said Dr. Alison Stuebe, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. “When a mother has gestational diabetes, her fetus is exposed to very high levels of glucose, and to compensate, the fetus releases lots of insulin. Insulin stimulates the baby to store the glucose as fat, increasing the baby’s birth weight.”
Experts said a woman’s uterus can indeed handle 13 pounds of baby (think twins), but the baby’s large size does not come without dangers.
“If delivery is attempted vaginally, but the fetus becomes ‘stuck’ in the pelvis, both the mother and baby have significant increase in health risks (for mother, bleeding and injury to her vaginal canal and uterus; for the baby, lack of oxygen during delivery),” Dr. F. Sessions Cole, director of newborn medicine at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri, wrote in an email. “For the baby, after delivery, babies who are very large (greater than approximately 9 pounds) are at increased risk of low blood sugar for several days after birth (persistent low blood sugar can cause injury to the baby’s brain which can have lifelong consequences) and serious birth defects (for example, birth defects of the heart).”
Mothers who deliver such large babies are at greater risk of vaginal tears, and babies are at risk of the shoulders getting stuck during delivery. The condition, called shoulder dystocia, can cause permanent paralysis in the affected hand. Babies are also at higher risk of diabetes, obesity and some types of cancer later in life.
“Jihad” is a term in Arabic that translates to the noun “struggle.”
“Both mother and baby are lucky that all went well,” said Dr. Joel Zonszein, professor of clinical medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. “But such a large baby is not a healthy baby, and the mother was irresponsible but lucky in the way she handled her pregnancy and the delivery. A mother that has 14 children should know better. “
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How the hell would a 500+ pound women even get preggo? As if that fact wasn’t enough, name the 13 pounder Jihad? maybe Jihad and the other child named Adolf Hither(Child was taken from parents last week if i recall correctly) This is saddening. Both of these children have no chance in life unless they are removed from their homes and placed with decent peaceful, loving people of any faith. That so called mother need a post baby exercise routine ASAP . 500+ pounds means she doesn’t love herself, how the hell is she going to be a decent mother? That baby is in serious danger and anybody who disagrees is a wackjob. Need to pass a test/physical before passing on DNA to another generation in my humble opinion. She should have got a dog instead of having a kid. Might motivate her to go for a brisk walk and drop say 350 pounds.
Posted by: Mike | November 25, 2011 November 25, 2011, 8:33 pm
Will authorities make her change the name of this baby, since Jihad is a direct reference to terrorism? You can’t name your child Adolf Hitler in Germany. Do I detect another double-standard being extended to the ‘peaceful’ religion?
Posted by: National Jester | November 25, 2011 November 25, 2011, 8:34 pm
What the article fails to mention is that children born to non-compliant diabetics, often suffer extreme brain, heart, and kidney damage. Its one of the worst forms of abuse a mother can subject her fetus to, as dangerous as hard drugs like heroine. Stupid, selfish mother, the baby will be the one to suffer all his life.
Posted by: rachel | November 25, 2011 November 25, 2011, 10:23 pm
She should have named him “jaws.” Very cute and kissable!
Posted by: Karen | November 25, 2011 November 25, 2011, 10:42 pm
A 528 lb. woman with 14 children. Talk about being totally irresponsible. I’m guessing that a woman of her size and with all those kids doesn’t work. So who is paying for her excessive breeding and the deliveries of the results of her selfishness? What a shame. Housing, food,utilites, who is paying the bills ?!
Posted by: Live Right | November 25, 2011 November 25, 2011, 11:06 pm
how can naming a baby Adolf Hitler get your kids taken away but naming a baby Jihad ( ie terrorism, war, killing, prejudice against other religions and faith) not even merit a mention of authorities reaction – this is why there is less and less respect for democratic governments as they tend to react partial not matter what they do – it just depends on the era you are in but they are always neglecting real justice and truth in legal prosecutions
Posted by: rw | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 12:08 am
A big baby born to a beautiful Muslim woman.
I wish both the baby and mom all the best and hope more babies will come.
Posted by: Dr. Ferdinando Justicius | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 4:42 am
How the hell would a 500+ pound women even get preggo?
Posted by: Mike | November 25, 2011 November 25, 2011, 8:33 pm.
I’ll go out on a limb here and say “the old fashioned way”.
(FYI, this is in Germany, not New Jersey).
Posted by: Searambler | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 8:42 am
A 528 lb. woman with 14 children. Talk about being totally irresponsible. I’m guessing that a woman of her size and with all those kids doesn’t work. So who is paying for her excessive breeding and the deliveries of the results of her selfishness? What a shame. Housing, food, utilities, who is paying the bills ?! Posted by: Live Right | November 25, 2011 November 25, 2011, 11:06 pm.
LOL! So you make a guess, then vilify the woman for your guess and cry about a possible outcome for the consequences of that guess? Wow. For all you know she could be independently wealthy, or have a wealthy husband, or come from a wealthy family. You can guess all you like, and you can beat her up because of your guesses to your hearts content, but recognize the truth here – you’re just guessing…………..
Posted by: Searambler | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 8:47 am
As someone who has had to care for and clean patients who are in the 400+ pound range, I cannot imagine how it is physically possible for this woman to copulate in the first place. This woman is 528 lbs! And what man is wanting to mate with a 528 lbs woman????
Posted by: Amy | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 10:01 am
50 years from now, Europe will be Islamic for obvious reasons. Don’t know if that is a good thing.
Posted by: Ben | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 10:46 am
The Rest of the Story:
Only half of the facts have been featured here.
The names of the parents are known, both live off welfare and have never worked, the husband is a “Lebanese refugee” and thus entitled to receive payments, the East German mother has converted to Islam, all 14 children have Muslim names, Jihad as a name is not legal in Germany (yet), and the mother kept on smoking and devouring junk food although her diabetes and the results on unborns was made known to her by the doctor.
Posted by: Mort | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 11:06 am
Jihad is also becoming a provocative terrorist associated word. Germany should have laws like others have against naming babies stupid things that will likely hurt the child and lead to unnecessary burdens. Jihad is a terrible name for a child.
Posted by: guest | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 11:24 am
Loser name — and, obviously, screwed-up loser mom.
Posted by: Michael J | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 12:35 pm
His name is Jihad and you are worried about her weight and diabetes???? Seems to me his name is more the story then weight
Posted by: samhiguchi | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 8:43 pm
Also…this story is misleading…it says she is E. German and married a Lebanese man and then converted. This woman is NOT NOT German! I’m German decent lived in Germany 15 years and my wife is born and raised 100% German…this woman has no German features and her behavior is not German, she appears Turkish, Kurdish, Middle Eastern. or Gypsy…. 14 kids and on welfare… Geeez! But this happens in America too… This whole situation pushes me to become a racist.
Posted by: Proud_War_Vet | November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011, 10:10 pm
DO YOUR MATHS…
Being called Jihad..of a Muslim family he might have more chance in life than a Peter, Paul & Johnny…
THERE IS AN AGENDA HERE…
Every Western woman in Europe is producing an average of 1.4 children. Every Muslim woman In the same countries is producing 3.6 children.” The “youths” get ever more numerous, the non-youths get older. The fifty million Muslims of Europe will turn it into a Muslim continent within a few decades…
OVER THE LAST FIFTY YEARS…
The world population of Christians increased by 47%
The world population of Buddhists increased by 63%
The world population of Muslims increased by 235%
Can you imagine when all these babies are voting and in parliament all over the world?!!
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Posted by: Mary Right | November 28, 2011 November 28, 2011, 10:17 am
“Can you imagine when all these babies are voting and in parliament all over the world?!!”
Posted by: Mary Right
Thankfully, I’ll be dead by then.
I wish the countries of our world would pass laws requiring sterilization of any parent of more than 3 children at the absolute max!
Posted by: Arf40 | November 28, 2011 November 28, 2011, 4:45 pm
I’m Arab and I honestly lol’d.
Arabs that immigrate to Europe tend to be refuges (aka the lowest class of people posible) so they tend to also be complete morons. *ugh* ….
Posted by: MJ67 | November 29, 2011 November 29, 2011, 1:46 pm
I dont care what all of you think about this lady or her child! The name is what they wanted to name the baby. Just because you dont like it doesn’t mean you talk about the baby of the parents. The mom may be over weight, and as much as most of you are talking about her it seems you dont look around very much. America has just as many over weight people, along with many other countries. This is just some thing that came up and all you want to do is put the parents down! Talking about her helps NONE!!!!!!
Posted by: ally32109 | November 29, 2011 November 29, 2011, 3:33 pm
WOW!!!!!! This is insane! I never even heard about the baby from Canada.
Posted by: layla:) | November 29, 2011 November 29, 2011, 6:22 pm