Worlds youngest mother - 5 years old

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I was completely shocked when I heard this story. First I thought it was a joke, then as I looked into it, and realised that it was true, it just left me speechless.

It is a Peruvian girl, Lina Medina, who gave birth in Pisco, Peru to a baby. she gave birth to a boy by a caesarean section necessitated by her small pelvis. The surgery was performed by Dr. Lozada and Dr. Busalleu, with Dr. Colretta providing anaesthesia.

Her son weighed 2.7 kg (6 lb) at birth and was named Gerardo after her doctor. Gerardo was raised believing that Lina was his sister, but found out at the age of ten that she was his mother. He grew up healthy but died in 1979 at the age of 40 of a disease of the bone marrow

Dr. Escomel suggested Lina  tmight not actually knohe fathw herself by writing that Lina “couldn’t give precise responses.” Lina’s father was arrested on suspicion of rape and incest, but was later released due to lack of evidenc.

The following picture shows Lina and Geraldo when Geraldo was 11 months old

Extreme degrees of precocious puberty in children under 5 are very uncommon but not unheard of. Pregnancy and delivery by a child this young remains extremely rare

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