Do you know the youngest person to give birth? Following is the list of the youngest mothers in the world, aged less than 11 years at the time of childbirth.
5 years, 7 months, 21 days.
Lina Medina Vasquez.
She was born on Sept 23, 1933, in Ticrapo, Castrovirreyna Province. She became the youngest confirmed mother in history. She gave birth to a baby boy 'Gerardo' at 5 years and 7 months in 1939 via cesarean delivery and became the world's youngest mother. Lina's parents, who thought their girl had a tumor, took her to a clinic where she was then exposed to be seven months pregnant. Lina never publicly disclosed the father of her first son. She was just five years old when she became pregnant. She is also considered to be the youngest documented case of precocious puberty. (when a girl's body develops into that of an adult (puberty) too soon. When puberty begins before age 8 in girls.)
Lina's father was arrested on doubt of sexual abuse but was later freed because of the absence of proof.
6 years.
Yelizaveta Pantueva "Liza."
Liza was just 5 years old when her 70-year-old grandfather impregnated her by raping her. Lisa's parents were scared to perform obstetrics, which was considered serious and dangerous. She gave birth in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with the help of forceps (handheld, hinged instrument) and retractors (surgical instrument). The newborn girl died during the operation because of an early placental tear. Lisa's inquiries concluded that the child's father is a 70-year-old maternal grandfather who lived with his family and looked after the girl while her parents were at work. Lisa did not complain about her grandfather, who often played with her and slept in the same bed.
After the occurrence, the family left for Vladivostok, taking the girl's grandfather (rapist) with them too. There is no credible information about their further destinies.
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6 years, 7 months.
H. (She is only known by her name 'H.')
She delivered birth to a girl by C-section in Delhi, India, at Victoria Zanana Hospital. H. was originally admitted for an abdominal tumor, as she cried with pain in her lower abdomen. According to her father, she was 7, but civic records gave her birth date as Oct 11, 1925, making her 6 years and 7 months old at the time of operation.
8 years.
Hsi.
An 8-year-old girl delivered a baby boy. The boy's father was just a 9-year-old at the time he was born. They are the youngest listed parents in combined age. They were farmers with the surname Hsi from Amoy, Fukien.
8 years, 7 months.
Hilda Trujillo.
Hilda Trujillo gave birth to a baby girl. The rapist was a 22-year-old cousin staying in her family's one-room residence. He was later arrested and accused of rape.
8 years, 9 months.
Anna Mummenthaler.
There is no detail about the case besides that it happened in Switzerland. The girl is from the village of Lauperswil in the Canton of Bern and has been impregnated by her uncle. She gave birth to a stillborn girl when she was just 8 years old.
8 years, 7 months.
Anna (Анна).
Anya or Anna attained puberty at 7. A 13-year-old bot which was her neighbor raped her. She delivered a baby girl in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
9 years.
Leyla Mafi.
According to a report by Amnesty International, Leyla Mafi, from Arak, Iran, had been prostituted by her parent starting at 8. She had a developmental delay (a child who has not gained the developmental skills expected of him or her compared to others of the same age). At 19, she was assessed to have a mental age of just 8 years old. She had 3 children, the first at 9. She got sentenced to death for "immoral behavior," but a lawyer got the sentence reduced to public beating and imprisonment. Later she was sent to a rehabilitation center and finally lived in an apartment with a custodian.
10 years, 1 month.
Annie H.
She was born in Bland County, Virginia. She gave birth to a baby girl. Annie H. is said to have menstruated at age 5.
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