Two unusually large boys were born within two weeks at Vilnius City Clinical Hospital, a municipal hospital in Lithuania\u2019s capital. On the last day of April, a boy weighing 5,270 grams was delivered naturally. In mid-May, another baby boy weighing 4,950 grams was born at the same hospital.<\/p>\n
Doctors said such cases remain rare even for experienced obstetric teams. In Lithuania, newborns usually weigh about 3 to 3.5 kilograms. Babies weighing more than 5 kilograms are considered exceptional, and deliveries involving such weights are treated as higher-risk births requiring careful preparation.<\/p>\n
Agata and her husband knew before the delivery that their son was likely to be larger than average. Ultrasound examinations during pregnancy suggested that the fetus would be tall and long-legged, but doctors could not predict the exact birth weight.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoctors mentioned that our son would probably be bigger, but nobody said he would weigh more than five kilograms. It was a huge surprise for the whole family,\u201d Agata recalled.<\/p>\n
She said that during her first delivery, confidence in the medical team and the presence of her husband helped her most. According to Agata, she felt that every member of the delivery-room team knew exactly what to do.<\/p>\n
The family of the second boy had a similar experience. His mother said she had known she was expecting a strong baby, but a birth weight of nearly five kilograms was still an unexpected and welcome surprise for her and her relatives.<\/p>\n
In medicine, babies whose birth weight exceeds 4 to 4.5 kilograms are described as macrosomic. When a baby\u2019s weight approaches or exceeds 5 kilograms, the delivery is monitored especially closely.<\/p>\n
One of the main risks in such cases is shoulder dystocia. This is a complication in which, after the baby\u2019s head is born, the shoulders become stuck and doctors must use specific medical manoeuvres to complete the delivery. A higher fetal weight is also associated with longer labour and a greater risk of newborn injuries, including clavicle fracture or nerve damage, as well as deeper tears in the birth canal.<\/p>\n
In some situations, doctors may need to move quickly to an emergency caesarean section. For that reason, medical staff do not treat such births primarily as records or unusual numbers. The central issue is the safety of the mother and baby.<\/p>\n
Egidijus Jaki\u016bnas, head of the Obstetrics Department at Vilnius City Clinical Hospital and an obstetrician-gynaecologist, said there is always uncertainty when estimating fetal weight near the end of pregnancy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are no reliable methods that determine fetal weight with 100 percent accuracy. Even ultrasound in the final weeks of pregnancy can be wrong by 400 to 500 grams. That is why the team must always be prepared for different possible scenarios,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
According to Jaki\u016bnas, deliveries of this kind involve more than one specialist. Obstetricians, gynaecologists, neonatologists, anaesthesiologists and nurses monitor the fetus, assess risks and prepare several possible courses of action in real time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen a newborn weighs more than five kilograms, nobody in the delivery room thinks about records anymore. The focus is only on safety and fast, correct decisions,\u201d Jaki\u016bnas said.<\/p>\n
According to the World Health Organization, macrosomic babies account for about 3 to 10 percent of all births. Newborns weighing more than 5 kilograms are isolated, rare cases.<\/p>\n
A baby\u2019s weight can be influenced by heredity, metabolic or endocrine conditions in the pregnant woman, nutrition habits and other individual factors. Knowing in advance that a baby may be larger is not enough on its own; each delivery must be assessed as it develops.<\/p>\n
Both boys born in Vilnius were delivered naturally, their condition was good, and their mothers recovered smoothly after giving birth. The families have already returned home. Agata described her son simply: \u201cAlthough our son was born so big, to us he is still a small, fragile and wonderful miracle.\u201d<\/p>\n
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