Walton sextuplets

The Walton sextuplets were born at Liverpool Maternity Hospital in Liverpool, England^[1] on 18 November 1983 and were the world's first all-female surviving sextuplets, and the world's fourth known set of surviving sextuplets.^[2][3] The children are Hannah, Lucy, Ruth, Sarah, Kate, and Jennifer.

Walton sextuplets
Born	Hannah Jane Walton Lucy Anne Walton Ruth Michelle Walton Sarah Louise Walton Kate Elizabeth Walton Jennifer Rose Walton (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 41) Liverpool, England
Known for	First all-female surviving sextuplets; fourth known set of surviving sextuplets
Parents	Graham Walton (father) Janet Leadbetter (mother)

The children were born to Janet (née Leadbetter) and Graham Walton and grew up in the family's seven-bedroom home in Wallasey, Merseyside. On 13 June 2011 the sextuplets were featured in the ITV1 programme Moving On.^[4]

In February 2015, Janet Walton's book Six Little Miracles: The Heartwarming True Story of Raising the World’s First Sextuplet Girls was published by Ebury Press.

Children

All six children were delivered by Caesarean section at Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Liverpool at 31 and a half weeks gestation.^[5] In order of birth the sextuplets are:^[6]

1. Hannah Jane
2. Lucy Anne
3. Ruth Michelle
4. Sarah Louise
5. Kate Elizabeth
6. Jennifer Rose

See also

• List of multiple births