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Six-week-old George King, who was born weighing 15lbs 7 ounce, has been allowed to return home after he almost died during birth because of his staggering size.
George, from the Reddings, Cheltenham, was almost twice the weight of an average baby when he was born naturally at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
Because his shoulders were so wide he got stuck during delivery and worried doctors gave him just a 10 per cent chance of survival.
He is now 2ft 2in tall and has to wear baby clothes suitable for a six-month-old.
Jade and Ryan say they were left devastated after the traumatic birth because George had been unable to breathe for 20 minutes before he was resuscitated.
However, he beat the odds and made a full recovery after being taken to the special baby unit at St Michael's Hospital in Bristol.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/9958794/Giant-baby-George-King-arrives-home.html
George, from the Reddings, Cheltenham, was almost twice the weight of an average baby when he was born naturally at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
Because his shoulders were so wide he got stuck during delivery and worried doctors gave him just a 10 per cent chance of survival.
He is now 2ft 2in tall and has to wear baby clothes suitable for a six-month-old.
Jade and Ryan say they were left devastated after the traumatic birth because George had been unable to breathe for 20 minutes before he was resuscitated.
However, he beat the odds and made a full recovery after being taken to the special baby unit at St Michael's Hospital in Bristol.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/9958794/Giant-baby-George-King-arrives-home.html