Weighing in at more than 13 pounds, a baby born recently in China may be one of the largest of 2013.


The enormous child, whose mother is a 27-year-old in Shanghai, tipped the scales at approximately 6.17 kilograms (13.6 pounds)[1] , reports Sky News.


The unidentified mother said she ate milk, eggs and lots of fruit every day[2] while the baby was in utero and said she spent a lot of time on bed rest. While both mom and baby are currently healthy, a doctor told local Chinese media that the oversized baby may someday suffer from obesity or diabetes, per Sky News.


This newborn joins a cadre of similarly heavier-than-average children born to mothers around the world this year. While the typical U.S. newborn weighs[3] around 7 pounds, 5 ounces, babies weighing nearly twice that were born this year in Germany[4] , Spain[5] and Utah[6] .


The medical term for babies born weighing more than 8 pounds, 13 ounces[7] is "fetal macrosomia." In 2010, a study published in medical journal The Lancet concluded that maternal weight gain during pregnancy was tied to an increase in the infant's birthweight[8] , regardless of any other genetic factors that have also been known to increase a baby's size.


According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest known baby weighed 23 pounds, 12 ounces and died shortly after its birth in Ohio on Jan. 19, 1879[9] . To date, China's heaviest infant is believed to be Chun Chun[10] , a 15.5-pound child born by caesarean section in Henan province in 2012.