10 year old gives birth to daughter!
A 10-year-old Colombian girl has become one of the youngest mothers ever after giving birth, according to a Monday report.
ABC News said the mother delivered her 5-pound daughter via cesarean section.
C-sections are not unusual for young mothers because the body might not be ready or big enough to deliver a baby, according to the report.
ABC News said the 10-year-old is part of an indigenous tribe and, while the father’s age is unknown, no charges can be pressed because the tribe has its own jurisdiction.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/water_cooler/10-year-ol...
I was shocked when i read this article, because I cant imagine my younger sister whose the same age with her to be in that situation, very innocent, and still playing with barbies, I just cant imagine at such very young age, one could already bear a child! :(
Is it child abuse? or is it fine as it is their tribe's custom?
@clownfish- based on the studies that they made with Lina Medina, yes it is, but very rare occurence.
Yeah, there's nothing much can be done on this case..., this only shows what a lack of awareness and lack of education could lead to.
Geez, 5 and 10 years old! sorry, i must be emotional as I have a dear sister of the same age... :(
Also, there are some variations in the story as it happened in 1933.
Damsel, I read the article before and she was raped, I think, and this was NOT uncommon to their tribe back then. Also, I searched and found out that Lina's ovaries were fully developed and that her matured body was from a hormone disorder that's why her period started when she was just 8 months old. It's not a very sad story because the baby lived and they both survived the circumstance.
Worst than ever!!!!
Hope this is not the first case in the tribes. They should be educated and brought to exposure. This case will again happen, because of the Jurisdication of the said tribe.
We should not keep quite, the concerned authorities in Columbia should take necessary action to stop this and if they are not acting now, then it will be too late.
Abnormal cases.
O!M!G!
What a shame. Not much can be done though, as the tribe is in its own jurisdiction. :(
is that possible? i mean to have a period at the age of 3?
damselindistress: she must have been having sex even before she was born! :D
Prudence- I almost fell on my seat.... regular period at the age of 3? conceived and delivered a child at 5... :(
she must be having sex before she learned how to walk, talk, read, and write (?)(no pun intended)... that is really sad.... :(
father's age is unknown??
anyway how a 10 year old girl can be a mother ?..uneducated people and stupid customs..atleast 18 should be minimum age for becoming a mother.girl should be mature enough to handle a kid.
Damsel, maybe you'll be more shocked if you knew that the youngest mother is only 5 years old. Her name is Lina Medina, check it in the internet.
to some it's child abuse but to the tribe it's tradition,
conflict between tradition and modernity is frustrating, first we must respect tradition but some tradition is taboo for us,,
sorry mod, multiple posts, i dont know what happened..... :(