A mother has opened up about how she underwent weight-loss surgery and lost 245 pounds after her obesity caused her baby to be born prematurely. Ashlea Meade, 29, from , weighed 384 pounds when she was pregnant with her daughter Octavia in 2019. Her weight led her to develop severe pre-eclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure. 'It was scary to say the least,' said Meade, who had to deliver her daughter five weeks early due to her condition. The newborn weighed just 4 pounds, 9 ounces when she was born.
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