FOX News - An 11-year-old girl in the Northeastrecently gave birth to a baby boy, according to the girl’s family.
“My daughter andbaby are fine, and the baby is absolutely beautiful,” stated the girl’s mother.
The girl and herfamily are not being named in order to protect the girl’s privacy.
According to Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing health editor of FoxNews.com, the girl’s age places her in significant dangers
“A very comprehensive approach to her care needs to be instituted early in her pregnancy,” Alvarez said.
A recent report by the Guttmacher Institute said U.S. teen pregnancies were up 3 percent in 2006.
The youngest documented case of a child pregnancy was in 1939 in Lima, Peru, Al-Khan said. Lina Medina was 6-years-old when she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby.
But of course, this case is not about a teenager, Dr. Abdulla Al-Khan, a leading high-risk obstetrician noted; it’s about a pre-teen, or child, who’s body is not built to carry a child yet. Read full story here
According to the Guttmacher Institute, nearly half of all 15-19 year-olds in the U.S. have had sex at least once.
In 2002, some 13 percent of never-married females aged 15-19 have had sex before the age of 15, according to the think tank.
In 2002, some 13 percent of never-married females aged 15-19 have had sex before the age of 15, according to the think tank.
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