A 10-year-old
Colombian girl gave
birth to a healthy baby
girl, making her one of
the youngest mothers
ever.


The unnamed girl from
Manaure, a town in the
Colombian Department of La
Guajira, arrived at the
hospital in tears and
"enormous pain" from the
contractions, according to
Univision's Primer Impacto.
She reportedly delivered her
daughter, who weighed 5
pounds, by cesarean section.


Experts say a C-section
delivery for such a young
mother is not unusual.


"The baby's head needs to
come through a bony outlet.
But in a young girl, the
pelvis may not be ready or
big enough to deliver a
baby," said Dr. Kimberly
Gecsi, an OB/GYN at UH Case
Medical Center in Cleveland.


Extremely young mothers
also have a higher risk of
pregnancy-induced high
blood pressure known as
preeclampsia, and their
babies are at risk for fetal
growth restriction, according
to Dr. Frederick Gonzalez, a
clinical professor of
obstetrics and gynecology at
NYU Langone Medical Center.


"These girls are not ready
to be pregnant. Their bodies
are not mature," said
Gonzalez. "They may be able
to get pregnant, but being
able to have a baby is a
whole other situation.

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