{"id":173655,"date":"2012-04-06T16:23:29","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T12:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=173655"},"modified":"2012-04-06T16:24:38","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T12:24:38","slug":"10-year-old-girl-gives-birth-to-baby-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2012\/04\/06\/10-year-old-girl-gives-birth-to-baby-girl.html","title":{"rendered":"10-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth to Baby Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 10-year-old Colombian girl has sparked outrage after becoming one of the world’s youngest ever mothers by giving birth to a healthy daughter, the Daily Mail reports<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The girl, a member of an indigenous tribe called the Wayuu who are based in the La Guajira Peninsula in the north of the country, was 39 weeks pregnant when she underwent a Caesarean section. Most pregnancies are 38 weeks.<\/p>\n

It was the first time the pre-teen, from the town of Manaure, had visited a doctor in connection with her pregnancy.
\nShe reportedly arrived at the hospital bleeding, in floods of tears and ‘enormous’ pain from the contractions.<\/p>\n

Doctors decided to carry out the risky operation because of her age, and both mother and daughter, who weighed just 5lbs, are said to be “doing well.”<\/p>\n

This is despite the mother refusing to breastfeed her newborn and the pair being confined to the neo-natal unit of the hospital, which has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n

Although Colombian police could prosecute the father for underage sex, the country’s constitution guarantees the Wayuu a certain amount of autonomy.<\/p>\n

It allows the tribe to maintain its own sovereignty and certain cultural heritages, of which one is said to be the giving birth of children at an extremely young age.<\/p>\n

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In any case, the community has remained tight-lipped as to the identity of the father, with some Colombian newspaper speculating it is a 15-year-old boy. Others believe it is a 30-year-old man.<\/p>\n

The case has led to criticism from the director of the hospital where she gave birth.<\/p>\n

Efra\u00edn Pacheco Casadiego told RCN La Radio, “We’ve already seen similar cases of Wayuu girls. At a time when (the girls) should be playing with dolls, they go to having to take care of a baby. It’s shocking.”<\/p>\n

But Alejandro Samplayo, director of parenthood organisation Instituto Colombiano Bienestar Familiar, referred to the tribe’s culture: “Since it’s a Wayuu girl we are trying to respect all of their rights since they have autonomy and their own jurisdiction.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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