Lina Medina is the youngest mother in world history at age 5; Here's how she got pregnant
The youngest mother in history is 87-year old Lina Medina of Peru. She became pregnant at age four (4), and put to bed on May 14, 1939 at age five. When her stomach started growing, doctors initially thought she had a large tumor. But after running tests, they found out she was seven months pregnant and only weeks away from delivery. Lina sits alongside her pet dog and her son, Gerardo, who she gave birth to at the age of five (Source: The Sun UK) She subsequently delivered a baby boy via caesaerean section , since her young pelvis was deemed too small for a natural birth. The surgery was performed by Dr. Gerardo Lozada and Dr Busalleu, with Dr Colareta providing anaesthesia. Lina was 5 years, 7 months, and 21 days old at the time of her delivery. The possibility of her pregnancy is surprising to many, but medically, it appears to be quite possible. The doctors found she had fully mature sexual organs from a condition termed precocious puberty . Typically, puberty happens around the ag
