Wonders never cease: A girl,10, gives birth to a baby girl

Wonders never cease: A colombian girl aged 10 has shocked many after delivering to a healthy baby girl. The girl, who has not been named, was 39 weeks pregnant when she appeared at the hospital in pain from contractions and bleeding. It was the first time doctors had seen the girl during her pregnancy. After the operation, the mother and baby – a healthy daughter weighing just 5lbs – were said to be “doing well”. Despite the girl being under age, Colombian laws allow indigenous tribes such as the Wayuu a degree of self-governance. The tribes maintain their own sovereignty and cultural traditions. “Since it’s a Wayuu girl we are trying to respect all of their rights since they have autonomy and their own juriostiction,” Alejandro Samplayo, director of parental organisation Colombiano Bienestar Familiar, said. The youngest mother in the world was a five-year-old girl called Lina Medina from Peru in 1933. Ms Medina, who is now 78, had a son called Gerado by caesarean section. Gerado died in 1979 aged 40 from bone marrow disease. Source: THE TELEGRAPH UK