Youngest Mother Record
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Into the hospital at Pisco (Peru)
came a tired, ragged Indian
woman from the foothills of the
Andes. She led by the hand a shy
little girl, scarcely three feet tall,
with chestnut braids and an
enormously bulging abdomen.
Pointing to the frightened child,
the Indian woman begged
Surgeon Geraldo Lozada to
exorcise the evil spirits which
had taken possession of her.
Certain that little Lina Medina had
an abdominal tumor, Dr. Lozada
examined her, and received the
surprise of his life when he
discovered she was eight
months pregnant, making her
the world's youngest mother
ever.
Dr. Lozada took her to Lima, the
capital of Peru, prior to the
surgery to have other specialists
confirm that Lina was in fact
pregnant. A month and a half
later, on May 14, 1939, she gave
birth to a boy by a caesarean
section necessitated by her
small pelvis . The surgery was
performed by Dr. Lozada and Dr.
Busalleu, with Dr. Colretta
providing anaesthesia. Her case
was reported in detail by Dr.
Edmundo Escomel to La Presse
Medicale, along with the
additional details that her
menarche had occurred at 8
months of age, and that she had
had prominent breast
development by the age of 4. By
age 5 her figure displayed pelvic
widening and advanced bone
maturation.

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