"When the baby tipped the scales ... The Guinness Book of World Records lists the heaviest newborn birth on record at 22 pounds in 1879, who died 11 hours after their birth.

The previous record held in Singapore was by a newborn weighing 5.8kg. According to the Guiness World Records, the heaviest baby ever born was 10.77kg in the US in 1897. It died 11 hours after its ...