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The Youngest Mother

From Snopes.com

Her name was Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl from the Andean village of Ticrapo who made medical history when she gave birth to a boy by caesarean section in May 1939 at the age of five years, seven months and 21 days. Lina's parents initially thought their daughter had a large abdominal tumor, but after they took her to a hospital in the town of Pisco physicians confirmed that her abdominal swelling was due to pregnancy. Lina was eventually transferred to a hospital in Lima, where she delivered a six-pound baby boy by Cesarean section on 14 May1939 (coincidentally the date on which Mother's Day was celebrated that year). Lina's father was temporarily jailed on suspicion of incest, but he was released for a lack of evidence and authorities were never able to determine who fathered Lina's child.

This case was verified by New York Times.

Source : Snopes, Scienceroll

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Comment by Rahima Nasreen on November 3, 2012 at 6:39pm: I red this article..

she attained puberty at the age of 3 I think

Comment by sara mahmood on August 18, 2010 at 12:09am: is it realy true?? never heard true puberty can occur at a such an early age.....v v strange

Comment by Subrahmanyam Karuturi on March 18, 2008 at 1:20pm: We should invest a lot in the education system of Africa to avoid these nonhuman things.

Comment by siddu on March 16, 2008 at 10:44am: wow !!! was really suprised to see dis .....nice info !!!

Comment by human on March 14, 2008 at 5:34pm: criminal man

Comment by Ansul on March 14, 2008 at 2:35pm: wow! my god..how could a girl of such a small age can be pregnant,but nice information man thx

Comment by soso on March 14, 2008 at 12:44pm: indeed poor girl ,how could she ever return back to her childhood days ...gone with the wind !!!
shame on the father if he did it and poor baby to have amother whoe need her own mother !1
thank u for thi information...

Comment by nessrein nimir on March 10, 2008 at 3:16pm: poor her,and i feel sooo sorry for her n her baby.
n thanks for the info

Comment by dr. ahmed ra2fat on March 8, 2008 at 10:27pm: wow i heared zat story before!!!!
still its so amazing how could a5 years old girl to be amother
when she is even in need of amother!!!!!!