It is believed that the laws of biology do not provide for the early birth of a child due to an unformed reproductive function and hormonal background. However, there are exceptions to all the rules, and there must be the youngest parents in the world? This article will talk about these exceptions, which shocked doctors, scientists and researchers. So, who are they - the youngest parents in the world?
Young residents of China
It's hard to believe, and at first the doctors even tried to hush up this fact, but the youngest parents in the world were 8 and 9 years old! These were one of the earliest births ever recorded by mankind. The natives of China turned out to be a happy couple : in 1910, when the first-born was born, his father was 9 years old, and his lover - 8. No wonder they got their rightful page in the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest parents in the world.
Lina Medina - the youngest mother in the history of the planet
However, this case is not yet a record. And to the question: “Who is the youngest mother in the world?” You can give the exact answer: this is Lina Medina. She was born back in 1933 in Peru. When the girl was five years old, her parents saw a suspiciously enlarged abdominal cavity. Worried, they turned to doctors for help, believing that it was a harmful tumor. However, doctors made a shocking diagnosis: the seventh month of pregnancy! Investigators suspected that the girl was raped by her own father, however, they failed to prove his guilt.
Of course, due to an underdeveloped pelvis, the girl in no case could give birth herself, and the doctors resorted to a cesarean section. So Gerardo was born - a boy weighing more than two and a half kilograms and named after the doctor Lina. He was raised as the younger brother of Lina, hiding that she was his biological mother. However, at the age of ten, the boy found out the truth, but this did not prevent his further life. He grew up a strong and healthy man, but at the age of 40 he unexpectedly died of a disease related to bone marrow. Lina herself married safely and gave birth to a second son.
Lina Medina and her amazing pregnancy was for a long time the most discussed topic of the media, despite the fact that the woman refused to make any contacts and give interviews to annoying journalists.
The youngest mothers in the world
Now you know who is rightly called "the youngest parents in the world." But for sure Lina Medina is not the only one who bears such an honorary title. And since there is a list of the youngest mothers, what about the parents of the most respectable age? So, what are they - the youngest and oldest moms in the world?
For example, in 1934, Lisa, a resident of Kharkov, became pregnant and gave birth to a child at the age of six. As the investigation showed, she was raped by her own grandfather, a sailor by profession. The girl safely endured the baby, but he died during childbirth.
More than twenty years later, the parents of nine-year-old Ilda Trujillo turned to doctors with the same problem as Lina Medina. The diagnosis of doctors struck Ilda's mother: the fifth month of pregnancy! The birth went well, and thanks to the investigation, the father of the child was found. It turned out to be her cousin 22-year-old brother, who lived in the same room with the girl. He tried to escape, but was arrested.
Another nine-year-old mother was a resident of the Apurina tribe (India). A group of researchers accidentally noticed her in the village and hurried to deliver her to the hospital. As it turned out, the girl was not only pregnant, but also sick with anemia, pneumonia and malaria, and her ears were clogged with sulfur plugs, which were later removed by doctors. Nevertheless, such a “bouquet” of various diseases did not prevent her from giving birth to a healthy daughter. Unfortunately, the identity of the girl’s father could not be established. Perhaps she became a victim of one of the orgies that are very popular among Indian tribes.
Here they are - the youngest mothers in the world. Happy or unhappy - not for us to judge. But who is rightfully called the oldest mother in history?
The oldest moms in the world
Omkari Panwar, a resident of the small town of Muzaffarnagar (India), has become the oldest mother in history. In 2008, at the age of seventy, she safely gave birth to twins. At that time, she already had two daughters and many grandchildren, but the couple dreamed of a son. And what can you not sacrifice for the sake of a dream? Her 77-year-old husband sold his plot of land and buffaloes, spent all his savings and even took a loan to raise the necessary funds for an artificial insemination operation. Childbirth could not be called successful: a boy and a girl were born at the 8th month of pregnancy, however, now everything is fine with the children.
And in 2010, Bhateri Devi (also an Indian woman) at the age of 66 gave birth to triplets! Before that, she and her husband had been living without children for more than 40 years, and in the end Bhateri decided on artificial insemination and gave birth to two boys and a girl. The health of the kids caused concern, so they were under the supervision of doctors for a long time.
The oldest mother in Germany
The oldest mother in German history was a resident of Bavaria, who decided on artificial insemination at the age of 64. The laws of the country prohibit such operations, so the woman was forced to leave her homeland for a while. Prior to this, she repeatedly made attempts to get pregnant in this way, but they all ended in failure. Finally, she was lucky - in 2007, another operation was successful, and she gave birth to a child. With his health and the health of his mother at the moment, everything is fine.
The youngest grandmother in the world - 23 years
How does it feel to be a grandmother at 23? Romanian Rifka Stanescu knows exactly the answer to this question, because it was she who became the youngest grandmother in history, breaking the record of her own granny (26 years old).
Everyone knows how fast Romanian gypsies get married and have children. Toddlers can even be betrothed when they are born, and early marriages are considered the norm. For example, Rifka was “betrothed” with her betrothed when she was only two years old. True, it was not possible to play the wedding - a young girl fell in love with another guy, surrendered to him and gave birth to a baby. The beloved did not abandon his legitimate child, but he had to endure numerous aggressive attacks of relatives, who were extremely dissatisfied with the failure of their plans. But where to go? They played the wedding and paid the dowry. Soon, Rifka gave her husband two more children - daughter Maria and son Nikolai.
Maria grew up, went to school, and after a while she said that she was pregnant and was going to get married. The girl clearly went to her mother - at the time of the shocking statement she was 10 years old. Rifka, having vast experience and knowledge in this area, did not begin to contradict her daughter. The wedding was played, and the grandson of 23-year-old Rifka was named Ion.
UK's youngest parents
If the youngest parents in the world lived more than a hundred years ago, then today nothing is changing - the problem of early pregnancy remains relevant. Not so long ago, the youngest parents of Great Britain were announced. They turned out to be a 12-year-old girl and her 13-year-old boyfriend. The birth went well, and their daughter was born weighing just over three kilograms.
According to the story of a close friend of the family, the young couple was in a relationship for about a year. And when it turned out that the girl was "in position", her relatives helped her in every possible way. The couple herself is convinced that this is not a fleeting teenage romance: they want to take care of their daughter and get married as soon as they reach the appropriate age. Proud and confident in their innocence, they even posted a photo of their daughter on the Internet and plan to return to elementary school classes in the near future.
Problem or conscious decision?
Well, to judge the youngest parents in the world (as well as all young mothers) or not is everyone's business. Perhaps for some people this will remain something unthinkable and incomprehensible, however, if a young couple has a roof over their heads, relatives who are ready to help and support in every possible way (including financially), health and faith in a bright future , is it necessary to condemn such people? In the end, they increase the demographic level in the country!