The baby boy was born last week.

The baby boy was born by caesarean section in the town of Khabarovsk in the Far East last week, Russian media reported. Both mother and baby are in good health.

“This is the first time such a giant baby has been born in Khabarovsk. At birth, the baby weighed exactly 7.2kg and was 67cm long,” a spokesman at the Khabarovsk town hospital said.

Vera Ovchinnikova, a 33-year-old accountant, already had a 14-year-old daughter. The older girl weighed much less at birth, weighing 3.9kg.

The newborn boy broke records in the town of Khabarovsk for both weight and length. The previous record was set in February 2008 by a baby who weighed 6.08kg and measured 63cm at birth.

Newborns usually weigh between 3-3.5kg. Newborns weighing 5kg are considered large and those weighing more than 5kg are considered “giant”.

According to statistics, baby boys weighing 5kg or more are rare. The rate of newborns weighing over 5kg usually occurs at a rate of 1/1,500 children.