The smallest age of a pregnant girl. The youngest mother in the world: how was the fate of Lina Medina, who gave birth at the age of five

Now, in the modern world, you will not surprise anyone with an early pregnancy. Hearing that a 17-year-old girl is expecting a baby, no one is surprised. Why is it that recently, so often there are cases of pregnancy in minors? Blame for early puberty, improper upbringing, lack of moral values ​​and much more. If at the age of 17 it is already considered the norm to give birth, then when they see even younger mothers on TV, viewers are shocked.

In many situations, girls decide to have an abortion, but this is even worse than carrying an unwanted child. Pregnancy at an early age threatens with psychological disorders and many other negative influences that affect the future of the child and mother. So, let's get acquainted with the youngest mothers in the world.

The first case of early pregnancy was recorded in 1939... The heroine is a five-year-old girl, Lina Medina. Even today, this girl is recognized as the youngest mother in the world. The girl is even listed thanks to her early pregnancy in the Guinness Book of Records. The parents brought their daughter to the doctors, as they noticed a clear increase in the girl's abdominal cavity. At first, the doctors did not even think about referring the girl to a gynecologist and said that she had a tumor. Later, when the mammary glands began to change, it turned out that the girl was pregnant, the parents of the young mother did not believe this, and were temporarily in a state of shock. On May 14, the girl gave birth to a boy by Caesarean.

This was a necessity, since the girl could not cope with childbirth on her own because of her unformed pelvis. To the surprise of all doctors, the boy was born absolutely healthy and strong, with normal weight and height. Until now, no one knows the name of her father, Lina never told anyone about how she became pregnant.

In Syzran, a 13-year-old girl became pregnant, but she still keeps her father's name a secret. The name of this sixth grader is Alena Shevchuk. The girl says that she had an intimate relationship with Ivan Bezpalko. It is surprising that the guy does not agree with such an accusation, but points to other persons. The whole city speaks of Alena's disorderly ties. The paternity of the accused Ivan has never been proven. The girl gave birth to a baby successfully and is raising him alone, with the help of her mother.

Veronica Ivanova

A girl from Yakutia who gave birth to at 12 years old... From childhood, Veronica was a complete girl. That is why neither parents nor friends noticed that she was pregnant. Until the last day, she hid her belly from those around her, and her relatives and friends thought that she had recovered. The father was a 19-year-old boy caring for the girl. It turned out that the father had already served his sentence for the distribution of drugs, now he is serving a sentence for having an affair with a minor. Even more surprising was the fact that Veronica found herself another husband who helps her raise someone else's child.

This is a fifth grader who became famous for her early pregnancy. They wrote about the girl in the newspapers and filmed TV shows. One of the youngest mothers in the world, at the age of 11, she began dating a Tajik. At first, no one paid adolescents to the relationship and thought that it was just friendship or a passing hobby. But Valentina's pregnancy surprised even her grandmother, who said that she simply did not notice the adolescent romance.

Law enforcement agencies have repeatedly summoned a citizen of Tajikistan about his relationship with a young girl, but they could not do anything like that. The guy was threatened with a very long prison term, but thanks to the media he was acquitted, since everyone believed that the guy's intentions were extremely serious. At first, their family life was going well, but later Vali's husband became jealous of her friends and often beat her. The young mother could not stand the violence, filed a complaint about the beatings and left the father of her child.

Nadya Hnatyuk

This is the girl who got pregnant by her own father. at 11 years old... Nadia is from the Khmelnytsky region, her story turned out to be very tragic. The mother never noticed her husband's attraction to her daughter. The girl at this time, as her father regularly raped her, did not tell anyone about anything, since her father threatened her with reprisals. Today the father of the young mother is in prison for rape. Nadezhda gave birth to a healthy baby girl, but she needs the help of a psychologist.

A girl from Romania named Maria, gave birth to at 12 years old... It is known that early marriages are quite popular among the Roma, but the girl was not happy with her pregnancy. This story confirms that children follow an example from their parents. Maria's mother also gave birth to her at the age of 12. Maria hoped that she would receive an education, and then get married, but everything turned out quite the opposite.

Liza from Ukraine

A resident of Ukraine Liza in 1934, at the age of 6, became pregnant. The girl herself did not find out, her parents brought her to the doctors in the last month of pregnancy, where they learned that their daughter was pregnant. Even more surprising, paternity has been established. The child's father was Lisa's grandfather. During childbirth, the doctors could not save the child, he had no chance of life. I am glad that Lisa herself was able to return to normal life.

The girl became a mother at the age of 15. I must say that she gave birth to a brave girl, despite the fact that her parents persuaded her to have an abortion. Alexandra's parents at the beginning did not accept her grandson, later they came to their senses and began to help the young mother. The girl could not graduate from school. She carefully hides the name of the father of her child, even from her parents and friends.

Single mother Alexandra

Girl Sasha from the Russian hinterland gave birth at the age of 15, and became a single mother. Alexander never spoke the father's name, and the parents not only abandoned their own daughter and grandson, they are also suing their daughter. A young grandmother wants the child to be taken to an orphanage. But Alexandra says that she can provide for her child and will fight for him. The trial has already lasted 3 years in a row.

Lina Medina from Peru is known as the youngest mother in the world: the girl became pregnant and gave birth as a child herself, at the age of five. How her fate developed - says the Gubernia Daily.

Lina Medina was born into a family of a jeweler in 1933. When the girl was five years old, her parents, worried about her growing belly, went to the hospital.

Doctors feared that Lina had a tumor, but after examining her, they were surprised to find that the girl was seven months pregnant. Dr. Gerardo Losada, who was treating the young patient, even took her to the metropolitan hospital in Lima to make sure that Lina was really expecting a baby.

A month and a half later, on May 14, 1939, with the help of a cesarean section, Lina's son was born. The boy weighing 2.7 kg was completely healthy. He was named after the doctor - Gerardo.

During the operation, the doctors drew attention to the peculiarity of Lina's body: despite the age of five, her genitals were fully developed, like that of an adult woman.

The girl's first menstruation began when she was only two years old (according to another version - only 8 months), and by the age of three, her periods were already running regularly. Lina was diagnosed with a rare condition called "premature puberty."

Father of the child

Of course, the main question in the history of the youngest mother - who was that scoundrel who had sexual intercourse with a little girl?

The first suspect, of course, was Lina's father. The police immediately detained him, but the man had to be released due to lack of evidence.

Lina was silent all her life: she did not say a word about who could be the father of the child and what happened to her.

There is an assumption that local traditions are to blame for the girl's pregnancy. The fact is that in the village, where Lina is from, from time to time there were celebrations that ended in orgies. Probably, the girl was involved in one of these orgies.

Future life

Dr. Geraro Losada felt responsible for his little charge. He helped her get an education, and later got Lina to work as a secretary at his clinic. Gerardo also helped her son get into high school.

Unfortunately, Gerardo Medina died at the age of forty from bone marrow cancer. Several years before his death, Lina married a man named Raul Jurado and gave birth to her second son.

Almost nothing is known about the later life of the youngest mother. The only thing is that she and her husband lived in a poor area of ​​the capital of Peru.

There were suspicions that this whole story was fictional, but Lina's documents and photographs were preserved. In addition, if it were an invention of a family that wanted to get rich off a sensation, it would be strange to keep silent about it. Lina, on the other hand, never gave interviews and always refused to meet with journalists.

The laws of biology tell us that bearing a fetus, having a child, and, incidentally, conception are possible only after puberty (i.e., the first menarche) and before menopause.

But the genetic characteristics of individual people make it possible to give birth to a child at an earlier or later date.

The world knows cases when children and old women became mothers. In this article, we are going to tell you about the youngest moms in history. You might also be interested in the article on the oldest moms in the world.

The youngest mothers in the world

Extremely early puberty in five-year-olds is a rather unusual case, but it still occurs in medical practice. In most cases, child pregnancies are terminated early in order to avoid social stigma and negative consequences for the development of the parent child.

Liza from Kharkov

Gave birth at the age of 6

In 1934, information appeared about another young mother. 6-year-old Liza from Kharkov got pregnant from her own grandfather. She carried a healthy girl, whose height at birth was 50 centimeters, and her weight was 3 kilograms.

The low financial situation of the family did not allow hiring a qualified surgeon who would "cure" the baby. A six-year-old Ukrainian woman had to give birth naturally with little or no pain relief. Unfortunately, this story did not end as well as that of Lina Medina. The baby died during childbirth - Liza's umbilical cord prematurely fell off.

Ilda Trujillo from Peru

Gave birth at 9 years old

Another case, and again the scene is Peru. In late 1957, 9-year-old Ilda Trujillo gave birth to a baby girl weighing 2.7 kilograms in a Lima hospital. Hilda's mother noticed her daughter's swollen belly in the summer. The doctor's diagnosis shocked her - the doctor diagnosed the baby as pregnant. It turned out that the girl's cousin, a 22-year-old young man who lived with the girl in the same room, became the father. He was arrested the same day, as soon as his parents found out about Ilda's pregnancy.

The youngest mothers of the XXI century

"Childhood" motherhood is also found in the 21st century.

Young mother from the Apurina tribe

Gave birth at 9 years old

In July 2006, a 9-year-old Indian girl from the Apurina tribe became a mother. It happened in the capital of the Brazilian Amazon - Manaus. The pregnant girl was sent to the hospital in April, and then only after a group of researchers saw her disproportionately huge belly in her native village.

In the hospital, the expectant mother was diagnosed with a whole bunch of dangerous diseases: pneumonia, malaria and anemia. She did not hear the doctors and did not react in any way to what was happening around - the baby had giant sulfur plugs in her ears, which had to be removed in the hospital. However, her daughter was born healthy, albeit not very large: 42 centimeters and 2.2 kilograms.

Pregnant girl from China

In 2008, a one-year-old orphan girl, Kang Mengru, from an orphanage in China, was found to have an embryo in her belly. However, the doctors were not surprised by this fact: it turned out that during gestation, the girl "swallowed" her twin. At the same time, the trapped fetus did not die, as it retained the connection with its sister and continued to receive nutrients. Such cases (for them there is even a special term - "embryo in embryo") are quite rare: about 1 in 500 thousand "twin" pregnancies.

The youngest mother in the world - Lina Medina from Peru

Gave birth at 5 years, 7 months and 21 days

The earliest pregnancy recorded by doctors was found in a native of Peru, Lina Medina. The girl was born on September 27, 1933, and at almost 6 years old she became the youngest mother in the world. This "record" has not yet been broken.

Five-year-old Lina was brought to the hospital by her parents worried about their daughter's enlarged abdominal cavity. At first, they believed that the girl had a tumor. After examination, the doctors discovered that Lina Medina was in her seventh month of pregnancy. The girl's mother confirmed that Lina's first menstruation began at the age of three. Dr. Gerardo Lozada took the expectant mother to the capital of Lima so that other specialists would confirm the pregnancy.

A month and a half later, on May 14, 1939, Lina gave birth to a boy by caesarean section. The operation was inevitable due to the girl's still undeveloped pelvis - the baby simply would not have been born naturally, most likely the young mother would have also died. The surgery was supervised by Dr. Lozada and Bussleu, and the anesthesia was provided by Dr. Colretta.

The newborn, which weighed 2.7 kilograms at the time of birth, was named after Dr. Gerardo. As he grew older, the boy was told that Lina was his sister. Gerardo learned that she was actually his mother at the age of 9.

How exactly Lina Medina became pregnant has not been documented. Of course, the authorities could not ignore such an egregious case, and at first they accused the father of molesting his own daughter. However, the charges were later dropped - an examination showed that the girl was a virgin.

The most plausible seems to be the version according to which the pregnancy occurred due to the low level of hygiene in a poor Peruvian family. Lina herself was silent all her life about the circumstances of fertilization.

It is known that later Medina married a young man named Raule Gerado, from whom she gave birth to her second son in 1972. The family lived in an impoverished neighborhood in Lima known as Chicago Chico. Lina Medina died in November 2015, having outlived her eldest son by almost 40 years - he died in 1979 from bone marrow cancer.

And about who became the youngest parents in Russia, you can find out in this article.
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Although all civilized countries have programs aimed at reducing the number of teenage pregnancies, young girls are still attracted by the “forbidden fruit”. But we are used to the fact that mostly high school girls face such problems, however, the youngest mothers in the world completely destroy this stereotype.

UK girl (12 years old)

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The parents noticed that their daughter was in an “interesting position” a few months after the girl started dating a neighbor's boyfriend. Surprisingly, despite the shocking news, the schoolgirl's parents supported the young couple.

According to them, the teenagers have been dating for over a year, intend to be together and, of course, take care of their newborn daughter. And immediately after graduation, a grand wedding is planned. The young mother herself is in a positive mood and even plans to return to school to continue her studies.

Nadia Gnatyuk from Ukraine (11 years old)

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Alas, almost all the youngest mothers in the world have a difficult and sometimes tragic history behind them. At the age of 11, Nadia gave birth to a daughter, Marina, whose father was her own dad. In the course of the investigation, it turned out that the “head of the family” Yuri Gnatyuk came into intimacy with his own daughter three times and threatened with reprisal if she told about what had happened.

When Nadia developed toxicosis, and she began to complain of poor health, the school doctors decided that the reason was malnutrition. And only at the 20th week, the mother took Nadia to the gynecologist.

The court sentenced the rapist father to ten years. Nadya Gnatyuk managed to give birth to a healthy baby girl, but after giving birth, her heart problems worsened. A year later, while in the hospital, the young mother met 24-year-old Valery, who invited her to live together. Since it was not possible to officially register the relationship due to age, the couple got married in a church.

At the age of 14, Nadya became a mother for the second time, giving birth to her son Andryusha. Unfortunately, the girl could not finish school with two children.

Maria from Romania (11 years old)

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Although the Roma adopted early marriages, this incident was shocking even among “their own”. It so happened that Mary followed the path of her own mother, who gave her life at the age of 12. According to Maria herself, she was not at all happy about her upcoming motherhood and hoped to get an education first.

Indian tribe girl (10 years old)

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Many Indian tribes still follow primitive customs, one of which is the early birth of children. When the young woman in labor was taken to the hospital, she was in a terrible state, with severe bleeding. To save the child's life, doctors had to use a caesarean section, while the mother's life hung in the balance. Nevertheless, having given birth to a healthy daughter, the girl managed to recover from the shock suffered by the body. It was not possible to find out who is the father of the child.

The story of one of the youngest mothers in the world caused a wide resonance: some argued that such customs are outrageous, and that children should play with dolls, and not give birth, while others emphasized that no one has the right to interfere in the internal affairs of the tribe.

Ilda Trujillo from Peru (9 years old)

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The fate of this young resident of Peru was rather tragic: at the age of 9, she was abused by her cousin. At the time of the incident, the young man was 22 years old. Nevertheless, Ilda managed to cope with this, gave birth to a healthy girl and began to learn to take care of her daughter.

The youngest mom in the world today

Both the name and the history of the girl are carefully hidden to this day. However, it is reliably known that in 2010, at the age of 9, a schoolgirl from the northeastern part of China was able to give birth to an absolutely healthy, full-fledged boy.

The youngest mom in history

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Although this story happened almost 90 years ago, people still talk about it today. And it is not surprising, because this is a real phenomenon in the history of medicine and humanity. Lina Vanessa gave birth to a son when she herself was barely 5 (!) Years old. It remains a mystery how the girl's body coped with such a shock, and how miraculously she survived.

Of course, the doctors could not even guess why the baby's belly began to grow and a tumor was diagnosed. Then, in 1934, there were no modern diagnostic tools, and therefore the truth was found out when Lina was already in her seventh month. After another 1.5 months, the girl underwent a cesarean section - so her son was born. Until the age of 10, the boy considered Lina his sister, until he was told the truth.

It was not possible to find out exactly how the girl became pregnant - there are no records of this left in the archives. By the way, the youngest mother in the world lived long enough and died in November 2015.

Early motherhood is a phenomenon that is typical for countries with different living standards. Teenage pregnancies have already become commonplace, but among girls who began to have sex too early, there are real record holders.

The youngest moms in the world are the topic of our article today.

10. Veronika Ivanova from Yakutia, 12 years old

Veronica Ivanova from Yakutia became one of the youngest mothers in the world at the age of 12. Due to the fact that she was a little overweight, she managed to safely hide the pregnancy until the very birth. Teachers, classmates, and parents thought the girl was just getting a little better. But when one day Veronica complained of severe pain, her parents called an ambulance. The arrived medical team determined that the girl was about to give birth. The father of the born seven-month-old girl was Veronica's 19-year-old boyfriend, previously convicted of drug trafficking. Now he is serving time for child molestation. Veronica is now living in a civil marriage with another man. Her parents help her to raise her daughter.

9. Schoolgirl from Great Britain, 12 years old

One of the youngest mothers in the world lives in the UK. A twelve-year-old schoolgirl gave birth to a girl weighing 3 kg 175 grams. She became pregnant some time after meeting a boy who lives near her home. Despite the shocking news for them, the loved ones of the youngest parents in all British history supported them. They explained this by the fact that the mother and father of the child have been dating for more than a year. They intend to continue to be together and take care of the child. Upon reaching the required age, young parents plan to get married. The names of the child's mother and father were not disclosed for ethical and legal reasons.

8. Valya Isaeva, 11 years old

At one time, Valya Isaeva became a real celebrity - they wrote about her shocking story in the newspapers, and the girl was repeatedly invited to participate in various television programs. Having given birth at the age of 11, she became one of the youngest mothers in the world. While studying in the 5th grade, Valya began to meet with a tenant from Tajikistan, Khabib Patakhonov. The girl's grandmother did not notice how the granddaughter had an affair with a 17-year-old boy. When the girls found out about the pregnancy in law enforcement agencies, a criminal case was opened against the Tajik migrant on child abuse. The public helped to save the guy from prison. The authorities managed to convince that young parents do not have a fleeting connection, but a serious relationship. Valya and Khabib lived together, raised their daughter Amina and waited for them to legalize their relationship. When the young mother turned 17, the long-awaited wedding took place. Soon Valya gave birth to a son, Amir. But this story has no happy ending. After going through difficult trials, Khabib has not changed for the better. He began to regularly beat his wife in front of the children out of jealousy. It got to the point that Valya once did not return home, staying with her friend and wrote a statement to the police about the beatings. However, she does not intend to divorce her husband yet. There is still a chance that the marriage of one of the youngest mothers will still survive.

7. Nadia Gnatyuk from Khmelnytsky region, 11 years old

Nadia Gnatyuk from Khmelnytsky region became one of the youngest mothers in the world, having given birth to her daughter Marina at the age of 11. The child's father was her own father. This story is very tragic. Nadia was the third child of Tatyana Baran (her mother) and father of Yuri Hnatyuk. The court found out that he had sex with his daughter three times and threatened her with violence if she told anyone about what had happened. When a fifth grader began to feel unwell at school, the doctors decided that it was the result of malnutrition. Only at the 20th week of pregnancy, the mother took Nadia for examination to the gynecologist. The court sentenced the rapist of the girl to 10 years. Nadia gave birth to a healthy baby girl, but as a result of the early birth, her heart problems worsened. A year later, while in the hospital, she met 24-year-old Valery. Six months after they met, they began to live together. Since it was impossible to register a marriage due to Nadia's age, the couple got married. At the age of 14, the girl again became a mother, having given birth to a son, Andrei. She could not graduate from school with two kids.

6.Maria from Romania, 11 years old

Romanian Maria, having given birth to a boy at the age of 11 and becoming one of the youngest mothers, confirmed the fact that daughters almost always follow in the footsteps of their mothers. The fact is that her mother Rifka Stanescu gave birth to Maria at the age of 12. Early marriages were accepted by the gypsies, but Rifka was not at all happy to learn about her daughter's pregnancy - she hoped that she would receive an education first. By the way, now she is the youngest grandmother in the world - at the time of the appearance of her grandson Rifke Stanescu was 23 years old.

5. Girl from Colombia, 10 years old

In Colombia, a 10-year-old girl from a local Indian tribe has become one of the youngest mothers in the world. Giving life to a healthy girl, she almost died during childbirth. The Indians of this tribe adhere to the tradition of having children at an early age. The girl was admitted to the hospital in poor condition, with bleeding, and the doctors had to use a caesarean section. Who is the father of the child - it was not possible to find out. The story caused a great stir in Colombia. Many are outraged by the early age of a girl who gave birth to a child, because she still has to play with dolls, and not take care of the baby. Another part of society says that no one has the right to interfere in the internal affairs of the tribe.

4. Ilda Trujillo from Peru, 9 years old

Nine-year-old Ilda Trujillo from Peru was abused by her 22-year-old cousin. She became one of the youngest mothers, having given birth to a healthy baby girl.

3. Girl from China, 9 years old

In 2010, a 9-year-old girl gave birth to a full-fledged boy in China. Her name is not disclosed, as are the reasons for pregnancy. It is only known that she lives in the north-east of the country.

2. Liza from Ukraine, 6 years old

In 1934, 6-year-old Liza became the youngest mother in the world in Ukraine. Unsuspecting parents brought the girl for examination when her belly suddenly began to grow. When it turned out that she was pregnant, Lisa's relatives, after interviewing the child, established that the culprit of the incident was the girl's grandfather. She carried a healthy child, but during childbirth it was not possible to save him.

1. Lina Vanessa Medina from Peru, 5 years old

The phenomenon of Lina Vanessa Medina from Peru is that she is the youngest mother in the world who gave birth to a son at the age of 5. Unsuspecting doctors first diagnosed the little girl with an enlarged abdominal tumor. It was soon discovered that Lina was in her seventh month of pregnancy. A month and a half later, by cesarean section, she gave birth to a boy. Until the age of ten, he considered Lina his sister, until he was told the truth. How the girl became pregnant is now unknown - no documents about this have been preserved. Lina herself later kept silent about this. The youngest mother in the world died in November 2015.