Benefits mum, Cheryl Prudham, Welcomes 12th Baby Via C-section Costing Taxpayers £1,500

Pregnant baby machine mum, Cheryl Prudham, who lives off benefits and said she’s too posh to push (read here) has given birth to her 12th baby via her preferred C-section which reportedly cost taxpayer’s an extra £1,500.

According to Mirror UK, Cheryl, 32, gave birth to baby number 12 last week – a daughter named Tillie-Grace Ellen.

The baby weighed 6lb 15oz, adding to Cheryl and her husband Robert’s vast brood.

The couple are said to receive £45,500 in benefits and with the addition of Tillie-Grace will be entitled to another £700 in child benefit.

Cheryl said she chose to have a caesarean because natural birth hurts too much.

She told The Sun: “I’ve done my fair share of natural labour. It’s so painful. I’m too tired now, so I deserve it. It’s my body and I’m free to choose what I do with it.”

In an interview with the Sunday People before the birth she said: “I don’t like ­natural labour – it’s too ­painful and I’ve done it nine times. It’s so much easier to have a caesarean. Some celebrities say they are too posh to push so why can’t I?”

A caesarean costs the NHS £2,500 – £1,000 more than if Cheryl had opted for a natural birth.

The Prudhams have spent years in the headlines for their increasing family unit coupled with their luxury lifestyle, splashing out on expensive holidays funded by benefits.

The couple claim £45,524 a year which is supplemented by 30-year-old delivery driver Robert’s monthly salary of £1,600, taking their annual income to nearly £65,000.

They avoid the £26,000 a year benefits cap as Robert works enough hours to claim working tax credit.

The mother-of-twelve was pictured just weeks before she was due to give birth to Tillie-Grace enjoying a glass of prosecco (read here).

The couple is now planning a £10,000 trip to Las Vegas to renew their wedding vows and intend to use the trip to try for baby number 13 .