10 Year Old Gives Birth in Spain

[freshprince1]

(CBS/AP) A 10-year-old girl has given birth in southern Spain and authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby, an official said Tuesday.

The baby was born last week in the city of Jerez de la Frontera, said Micaela Navarro, the Andalusia region's social affairs minister.

Navarro told reporters the father of the baby is also a minor, and both the mother and the baby were in good health. Her department declined to give further details, such as the sex of baby.

Spanish newspapers said the mother is of Romanian origin. The daily Diario de Jerez quoted medical staffers (Spanish) who treated the girl as saying they were told by her mother that giving birth at such a young age is common in their country. The mother also told staffers the young girl lives with her boyfriend there.

The paper reported that the girl had a relatively uneventful birth: she did not require a cesarean section or to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.

Medical experts warn that because young girls are still growing themselves, they are at higher risk during pregnancy. Studies have shown that teenage girls are more likely to give birth to premature babies and their infants have a higher chance of dying by age one.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/....shtml?tag=pop


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[LadyLuck]

The daily Diario de Jerez quoted medical staffers (Spanish) who treated the girl as saying they were told by her mother that giving birth at such a young age is common in their country

thats messed up

[Feruk]

Originally posted by freshprince1

Spanish newspapers said the mother is of Romanian origin. The daily Diario de Jerez quoted medical staffers (Spanish) who treated the girl as saying they were told by her mother that giving birth at such a young age is common in their country.

That answers that. Gipsies!

[Mitsu3000gt]

She's got nothing on the 7yr old in the Guiness Book who had a baby haha.

Seriously though that's gross.

[ericchoweg]

holy shit

[Xtrema]

The father.




But seriously, is that really a 10 yr old or are they falsifying her age?

[derpderp]

lol it is no wonder other Europeans all hate Romanians

[tha_bandit]

The latest statistics show that 177 girls under the age of 15 gave birth in Spain in 2008

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11684854

[n1zm0]

Originally posted by Feruk
That answers that. Gipsies!

gypsys are the other reason this stuff happens

there was a documentary about gypsy squatters in Spain about all the in-depths about how they live and stuff, crazy culture they are..

[Guillermo]

it's not uncommon for gypsies to sell their daughters for marriage at that age.

[Vanner]

Had seen the news about that. While there aren't any photos to show the young girl is not allowed due to underage for one reason and for family's privacy. That it's understandable.

What I'd be interested is whatever or not if the girl had begin her puberty recently? The news article didn't mention this fact. Altogether I had seen reports that some young girls are starting puberty at earlier age than before. I find at 10 age is hard to believe, let alone bear a baby in the shape of her body at her age!

Sadly that the girl will lose her childhood and teenage times for good - she will need help by her family in there to take care of the baby.

[chkolny541]

Originally posted by Xtrema
The father.




But seriously, is that really a 10 yr old or are they falsifying her age?

hahaha i lol'd. So true

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Seriously?