Triplets

World's fattest woman to give birth to triplets

Leanne Salt has become the fattest woman in the world to give birth to triplets.

A enormous 68-strong team of medics weighed in to deliver 40-stone Leanne's three healthy babies.

And the total bill to the NHS added up to a hefty £200,000—four times the normal cost of a triplets pregnancy.

Leanne and the babies were at terrible risk throughout the pregnancy. But she defied the odds to deliver two girls—4lb 4oz Deanna and 4lb 1oz Daisy—and a 5lb 10oz boy, Finlee.

Talking exclusively to the News of the World, she added: “I knew it was a risk to myself and the babies because of my weight, but I had faith in the doctors. It’s amazing that all four of us have come through.”

Yet Leanne’s story will undoubtedly spark controversy. Her gross obesity meant the cesarean operation had to be planned with military precision and placed a huge strain on NHS resources.

The staff needed for the birth included FIVE midwives, FOUR surgeons, and TWELVE neonatal consultants, registrars and nurses.

FOUR anesthetists were needed to administer an epidural to numb the lower half of her body because a general anesthetic could have killed her.

TWO gynecology oncologists were on hand for their skills in life-or-death surgery, even though there was no suggestion of cancer.

And the delivery couldn’t take place until SIX workshop specialists had built a special operating table reinforced with steel rods to support Leanne’s enormous body.

A HOIST also had to be made to haul up and support Leanne’s stomach to give the surgeons room to remove the babies.

It was an extraordinary end to an amazing pregnancy which was beset with medical challenges. Leanne Salt has become the fattest woman in the world to give birth to triplets. ... more

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