If a baby weighs between four and five kilograms at birth, doctors speak of a large fetus. However, the child’s height is not taken into account. Large babies also exceed in size, reaching up to 56 cm at birth. According to statistics, large children make up 5-10% of all pregnancies.
In 1983, when Patricia Clarke, 24, became pregnant, she had more than a hunch that her unborn child would be big. She knew that there were large families in her family, as she had already given birth to one. However, the size of the baby she was carrying was completely unexpected.
Kevin Robert Clark was born to Patricia and weighed over 15 pounds – a huge baby. He was the largest baby ever born at Community Memorial Hospital and possibly in all of New Jersey at the time. His parents were relieved to see that Kevin was perfectly healthy, despite not fitting into a standard-sized crib and his baby clothes being too small.
As expected, his stature was immediately apparent. His national fame skyrocketed after he appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and “Good Morning America,” among others. Unfortunately, Kevin isn’t done taking center stage just yet. According to the New York Post, he was 6 feet tall at age 12. When he entered college he was already 1.80 m tall. He continued to develop after that. “Not a day goes by without someone asking me how tall I am,” Kevin told the Post.
