World's fattest mother of triplets tells her story

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 (560 pounds) single mum 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.



The staff needed for the birth included five midwives, four surgeons, and twelve neonatal consultants, registrars and nurses. Four anaesthetists were needed to administer an epidural to numb the lower half of her body because a general anaesthetic could have killed her. Two gynaecology 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.

Full story here, with video.