Friday, November 12, 2010

Brand new grandma dismissive as her ten year old gives birth

There are reports coming out reading "10 year old gives birth." Some dispute has erupted as a result The birth occurred in Jelez de la Frontera, in the region of Andalusia, Spain. Following childbirth at 10 years old, the girl is happy and resting comfortably according to the new grandmother. Neither the brand new grandmother Olimpia, nor her 10 year old daughter are Spanish, but are Roma, also known as Gypsies. The new grandmother was adamant the event is nothing uncommon.

10 year old has a baby

A story that began in Andalusia has gotten really popular. "10-year-old gives birth" is the name of the story. Recently, in Jelez de la Frontera, a 10-year-old Roma girl gave birth to a daughter, as outlined by the Huffington Post. The 10-year-old’s mother, Olimpia, is keeping her daughter’s identity private. The father is believed to be a 13-year-old male, whose name and whereabouts are unverified, but he is believed to be in Romania. He and the new mother are no longer dating. Olimpia, the brand new grandmother, insists that the event is nothing new to her, as many girls in Roma cultures marry and give birth quite young. Many marriages are arranged in these countries. This is despite the fact that underage marriages are illegal in many places.

5 is the record age

AOL News reports that Lina Medina is the youngest mother on record who in 1939 gave birth at 5 years in Peru. There is a phenomenon called precocious puberty, where kids begin puberty early, often due to a hormone imbalance. Typically, if a female with precocious puberty gives birth to a child, the alleged father is arrested. 13 is how old a minor has to be in Spain. Otherwise child abuse is what has happened. Andalusia has the highest rate of teen pregnancies, accounting for 48 of the 177 births by girls younger than 15 in Spain in 2008.

Different stuff in different cultures

The majority are married really young in Roma. In fact, within the European culture, this is something most criticized. This caused the France government to expel numerous. They were those living in France from Roma.

Articles cited

Huffington Post

huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/03/olimpia-mother-of-10yearo_n_778284.html

AOL News

aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/mother-unfazed-after-10-year-old-daughter-gives-birth/1970000

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precocious_puberty



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