Carisa Ruscak, Mom Gives Birth to 14.5 Pound Baby

Massachusetts mother woman gave birth to a 14.5-pound baby.
Carisa Ruscak is the biggest infant delivered at Massachusetts General Hospital in 12 years, and she is the largest in the state this year.

“I heard the weight and I was like, ‘Oh, my God. “It validated me because I was in a lot of pain when I was pregnant, so to hear the size, it made sense,” Caroline said.

Proud dad Bryyn said, “When she came out at 14 and a half pounds, I couldn’t believe it. I took a picture of the scale just to document it because I couldn’t believe how big she was. And long, too: 22 inches is long. That’s what we like, long and big. That’s what I am.”

Dr. Robert Barbieri, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, says, “About one in 1,000 babies could weigh 11 pounds, and in every 100,000 could weigh 14 pounds.”

A 14-pound baby is extremely rare, says Barbieri.

Agencies/Canadajournal