The oldest young mother. How old is the youngest mother in the world? The youngest mothers in human history

Fashion & Style 19.06.2019
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Early motherhood is a phenomenon that is typical for countries with different living standards. Teenage pregnancies have already become commonplace, but among girls who have begun to have sex too early, there are real record holders. The youngest mothers in the world is the topic of our article today.

12 years

She became one of the youngest mothers in the world at the age of 12. Due to the fact that she was a little overweight, she managed to safely hide the pregnancy until the very birth. Teachers, classmates and parents thought that the girl just got a little better. But when one day Veronica complained of severe pain, her parents called ambulance. The medical team that arrived determined that the girl was about to give birth.

The father of a seven-month-old girl who was born turned out to be Veronica's 19-year-old boyfriend, previously convicted of distributing narcotic substances. He is now serving time for child molestation.

Veronica currently lives in civil marriage with another man. Her parents help her raise her daughter.

12 years

One of the youngest mothers in the world lives in Great Britain. A 12-year-old schoolgirl gave birth to a girl weighing 3 kg 175 grams. She became pregnant some time after meeting a boy who lives near her home. Despite the shocking news for them, loved ones of the youngest parents in all of British history supported them. They explained this by the fact that the mother and father of the child have been dating for more than a year. They intend to continue to be together and take care of the child. Upon reaching the desired age, young parents plan to get married. The names of the mother and father of the child, for ethical and legal reasons, were not disclosed. The schoolgirl hopes to return to school by the beginning of the school year and continue her studies.

11 years

At one time she became a real celebrity - her shocking story was written in newspapers, and the girl was invited more than once to participate in various television programs. Having given birth at the age of 11, she became one of the youngest mothers in the world.

While studying in the 5th grade, Valya began dating a lodger from Tajikistan, Khabib Patakhonov. The girl's grandmother did not notice how her granddaughter had an affair with a 17-year-old boy. When law enforcement agencies found out about the girl's pregnancy, a criminal case was opened against the Tajik migrant for seducing minors. The public helped save the guy from prison. The authorities managed to convince that young parents do not have a fleeting relationship, but serious relationship. Valya and Khabib lived together, raised their daughter Amina and waited for them to legalize their relationship. When the young mother turned 17, the long-awaited wedding took place. Soon Valya gave birth to a son, Amir. But this story does not have a happy ending. Having gone through difficult trials, Khabib has not changed in better side. He began regularly beating his wife in front of his children out of jealousy. Things got to the point that Valya once did not return home, staying with a friend and wrote a statement to the police about the beatings. However, she does not intend to divorce her husband yet. There is still a chance that the marriage of one of the youngest mothers will still survive.

11 years

She became one of the youngest mothers in the world, having given birth to her daughter Marina at the age of 11. The father of the child was her own father. This story is very tragic. Nadia was the third child of Tatyana Baran (her mother) and father Yuri Gnatyuk. The court found that he had had sexual relations with his daughter three times and threatened her with reprisals if she told anyone about what had happened. When the fifth grader began to feel bad at school, the doctors thought it was the result of malnutrition. Only at the 20th week of pregnancy, the mother took Nadya to a gynecologist for a checkup.

The court sentenced the girl's rapist to 10 years. Nadia gave birth to a healthy girl, but as a result of early childbirth, her heart problems worsened. A year later, while in the hospital, she met 24-year-old Valery. Six months after they met, they began to live together. Since it was impossible to register a marriage because of Nadia's age, the couple got married.

At the age of 14, the girl again became a mother, having given birth to her son Andrei. She could not finish school with two kids.

11 years

Romanian Maria, having given birth to a boy at 11 and becoming one of the youngest mothers, confirmed the fact that daughters almost always follow in the footsteps of their mothers. The fact is that her mother Rifka Stanescu gave birth to Maria at the age of 12. Gypsies accepted early marriages, but Rifka was not at all happy when she learned about her daughter's pregnancy - she hoped that she would receive an education first. By the way, now she is the youngest grandmother in the world - at the time of the appearance of her grandson, Rifke Stanescu was 23 years old.

10 years

In Colombia, a 10-year-old girl from a local Indian tribe became one of the youngest mothers in the world. Having given life to a healthy girl, she herself almost died during childbirth. The Indians of this tribe adhere to the tradition of having children in early age. The girl was admitted to the hospital in poor condition, with bleeding, and the doctors had to perform a caesarean section. Who is the father of the child - it was not possible to find out.

The story caused a great resonance in Colombia. Many are outraged at the early age of a girl who gave birth to a child, because she still has to play with dolls, and not take care of the baby. Another part of society says that no one has the right to interfere in the internal affairs of the tribe.

9 years

A nine-year-old was abused by her 22-year-old cousin. She became one of the youngest mothers, having given birth to a healthy girl.

9 years

In 2010, a 9-year-old girl gave birth to a full-fledged boy in China. Her name is not disclosed, as well as the reasons for the pregnancy. It is only known that she lives in the north-east of the country.

6 years

In 1934, 6-year-old Liza became the youngest mother in the world in Ukraine. Unsuspecting parents brought the girl for examination when her stomach suddenly began to grow. When it turned out that she was pregnant, Lisa's relatives, after interviewing the child, established that the culprit of the incident was the girl's grandfather. She endured healthy child, but during childbirth it was not possible to save him.

5 years

Phenomenon Lina Vanessa Medina from Peru is that she the youngest mother in the world who gave birth to a son at the age of 5. Unsuspecting doctors first diagnosed a little girl with a tumor abdominal cavity due to its increase. It soon became clear that Lina was in her seventh month of pregnancy. A month and a half later, by caesarean section, she gave birth to a boy. Until the age of ten, he considered Lina his sister, until he was told the truth.

How the girl became pregnant is now unknown - no documents about this have been preserved. Lina herself subsequently kept silent about this. The youngest mother in the world died in November 2015.

A rare girl at the present time wants to give birth before the age of eighteen. And why does she need it, if a cheerful young life lies ahead? However, some still manage to get pregnant even at a much earlier age.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the youngest mother in the world is considered Lina Medina from Peru, who on May 14, 1939 gave birth to a completely healthy boy weighing 2.7 kilograms. She was brought to the hospital for examination by her parents, who were concerned about the growing tumor on the girl's stomach. What was their surprise when they found out that it was not a tumor, but a living child. Lina at the time of childbirth was ... ATTENTION! 5 years and 7 months! It is interesting that the birth, despite the young age of the woman in labor, went quite well, although it was not without a caesarean section, since the girl's pelvic bones did not have time to develop.

The boy was named after the doctor who delivered the baby, Lossado. By the way, at first the boy believed that Lina was his sister, and his grandmother was his mother. It was only at the age of 10 that he was told whose child he really was. Lossado lived for 40 years and died of a disease bone marrow. In general, he was a completely healthy person throughout his life.

A few decades later, Medina got married and had a second child with her husband Raul Jurado in 1972.

Alas, who was the father of her first child is still unknown. At one time, the police believed that he was her own dad. He was even arrested, but was released due to lack of evidence. In the early 2000s, a group of journalists tried to interview Lina, but she refused to do so. She is currently 78 years old and lives in the Peruvian capital of Lima.

In 1934, a six-year-old girl named Lisa from the Ukrainian city of Kharkov gave birth to a baby who died during childbirth. As it later became known, Lisa gave birth to this baby from her own grandfather, who until that time had worked in the Navy for a long time. Interestingly, the birth was natural, the contractions began at 7.5 months, and as for the size of the baby, he was not so small - his weight reached 3 kg, and his height was 50 centimeters. But, as we wrote a little higher, the baby died. By the way, he could have been saved by performing a caesarean section. However, at that time there were no antibiotics necessary for this.

Lisa's parents, for obvious reasons, did not even suspect that their own child was pregnant. When the girl's tummy began to grow, they took her to the hospital. Doctors almost immediately guessed about the pregnancy, which was confirmed after the necessary examinations. After that, all suspicions fell on the grandfather, since it was he who nursed the baby while her parents were at work.

After the story went public, the whole family moved to Far East. Interestingly, they took their grandfather with them, which means that he did not suffer any punishment. What happened to Lisa, no one knows for sure, but there is information that in 1942 she became pregnant again, but could not survive during childbirth and died.

Other young mothers

Ilda Trujillo from Peru gave birth to a girl weighing 2.7 kg. It is assumed that she was raped by her cousin, who at that time was only 12 years old.

A certain girl from Singapore got pregnant from her classmate. The baby was born healthy, after which it was decided to give him to a shelter.

In Rwanda, one of the girls was raped by a housekeeper. It was decided to give birth, as a result of which a completely healthy boy was born.

Brazil also excelled. Here, with the help of a cesarean section, a baby from a 9-year-old girl was born. Interestingly, it is still unclear who exactly is the father of the child, while the police continue to investigate this case.

In Honduras, a girl gave birth after being raped by her father. The last one was jailed.

In Switzerland, the girl gave birth to a completely healthy boy. The police believed that the father of the child should be considered the stepfather of the girl, who had molested her more than once, but a DNA test confirmed that someone else was the father of the newborn.

In Belgium, a 10-year-old girl became pregnant after having sex with a boy. The child was born in 2006.

All these girls gave birth at the age of 9 and 10 years.

Finally, we will tell you one more extremely interesting case. In one of European countries a completely healthy baby was born. At the age of one year, doctors revealed that the baby was pregnant! The reason became clear almost immediately - the girl's mother was pregnant with twins and for some reason one of the embryos began to develop inside the other. How did this end amazing story, could not be determined.

It is sad to realize, but there are children in the world who were not destined to play enough with toys, they lost their childhood too early. And all because they themselves became parents.

The laws of biology, and even morality, say that a little girl plays with dolls, a young woman gives birth and raises children, and a grandmother nurses her grandchildren with pleasure. But this is not always the case. A very young girl becomes a mother, and playing with dolls is replaced by caring for a baby. Whether this is true or not is not for us to judge. We just collected for you a few stories about the youngest mothers and fathers, and their difficult fates.

1. The youngest mother in the world

The most early pregnancy and the earliest childbirth was recorded by physicians in 1939. The youngest mother was a 5-year-old Peruvian girl, Lina Medina, who was born in September 1933. Her "record", fortunately, is still not beaten. Lina's parents brought the girl to the doctor for a checkup, concerned about the girl's belly enlargement, suspecting the worst. On examination, the doctors found that the girl was in her seventh month of pregnancy. Lina's mother confirmed that her daughter's first menstruation began at the age of three. On May 14, 1939, Lina Medina gave birth to a boy by caesarean section, which was necessary.


The boy who was born weighed 2.7 kilograms and was named after Dr. Gerardo, who performed the operation. All responsibilities for raising the child were taken over by Lina's parents, and until the age of 9, Gerardo considered Lina his sister. Who was the father of this child, no one knows to this day. Lina herself never talked about it. Already an adult, she married and in 1972 gave birth to a second child. The youngest mother in the world died in November 2015, outliving her eldest son by almost 40 years. Gerardo died in 1979 from brain cancer. Cases of such early puberty in girls are extremely rare, but still this fact is not isolated.

2. Little Liza from Kharkov


The story of this little six-year-old girl is sad and tragic at the same time. In 1934, the earliest pregnancy was recorded in the USSR. The sad thing is that Lisa got pregnant from her grandfather, who lived with her and her parents. The grandfather "looked after" the baby when her parents were at work. In 1934, in the USSR, caesarean sections were extremely rare due to the risk of infection. Mass production of the first antibiotic began, as is known, in 1943. Therefore, Lisa's birth took place naturally. It is even hard to imagine what this little girl went through during childbirth. Despite the fact that the newborn boy was healthy and full-term, he died during childbirth - Liza's umbilical cord fell off prematurely.

For obvious reasons, the girl's parents changed their place of residence. It is only unclear that the same grandfather went with them to a new place of residence. The further fate of Lisa is not known for certain.

3. Hilda Trujillo


Another Peruvian girl, Ilda Trujillo, became a mother at the age of nine. She gave birth to a girl in a Lima hospital in late 1957. The baby was born weighing 2.7 kilograms. It turned out that the girl's father was the 22-year-old cousin of Ilda, who lived with the girl in the same room. Young man was arrested on the same day when the parents found out about Ilda's pregnancy.

4. Valya Isaeva


This girl became a mother at the age of 11 in 2005. All the newspapers wrote about her story, and the girl was invited more than once to participate in various television programs. While studying in the 5th grade, Valya began dating a lodger from Tajikistan, Khabib, who was barely 17 years old. Soon the girls found out about the pregnancy law enforcement and a criminal case was opened against the guy. The public, which came to the defense of young parents, helped save him from prison. Valya and Khabib lived together, raised their daughter Amina. After Valya turned 17, the young people got married, and their son Amir was born. Khabib Patakhonov from Tajikistan can be safely called one of the youngest fathers.

5. Nadya Gnatyuk

This girl from Ukraine also became a mother at the age of 11. She gave birth to a girl, Marina. Despite the fact that Nadia's own father became the baby's father, the girl was born healthy and full-term. The court sentenced the rapist father to 10 years in prison. After some time, Nadia got married to 24-year-old Valery and gave birth to a son, Andrei, again becoming a mother at the age of 14. True, she could not finish school.

6. Maria from Romania


Romanian gypsy Maria became a mother at the age of 11. And this only confirms the fact that early childbirth among gypsies is rather the norm than the exception. After all, the girl's mother gave birth to her at the age of 12. Maria gave birth to a healthy boy, and her mother became the youngest grandmother at the age of 23.

7. Veronika Ivanova


A young Yakut girl became a mother at the age of 12. She managed to hide her pregnancy until the last moment due to the fact that she was always a little chubby girl. Parents, teachers and classmates believed that Veronica just gained a little weight. The reason for this weight gain was found out only before the very birth. The father of the child turned out to be a 19-year-old guy, previously convicted of drug distribution. This time the young man went to jail for molesting a minor. Veronica is raising her daughter and lives in a civil marriage with another man.

8. Schoolgirl from the UK


Another young mother lives in the UK. She was 12 years old when she gave birth to a healthy baby girl weighing 3.175 kilograms. The father of the baby is recognized as a friend of a schoolgirl who lives next door. Relatives of the youngest parents supported them. Young people hope to continue to be together and take care of the child. And when they reach the right age, they plan to get married. While the students continue their studies, their names are not disclosed for ethical and legal reasons.

9. The youngest parents from China


This story takes place in China in 1910. It was so incredible that at first the doctors themselves tried to hush up the fact of the birth of a child from two children. When the baby was born, his mother was 8 years old, and his father was 9 years old. But can you hide this? Ultimately, these two children received their rightful page in the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest parents in the world.

10 Sean Stewart


In January 1998, schoolboy Sean Stewart became a father in the UK at the age of 12. His 16-year-old girlfriend Emma Webster gave birth to his son. Initially, young parents raised the child together. But soon Sean was no longer interested in both his son and his lover. After some time, he landed in jail for several months, and Emma got married.

11. Alfie Patten



Becoming a father at 13, this a handsome boy became a star in Britain. His girlfriend, 15-year-old Chantal, gave birth to a girl. Alfie showed maximum responsibility and from the first days he began to diligently look after the baby. Unfortunately, this story did not have a happy ending. According to the results of a DNA test, the girl's father was not Alfie, but another boyfriend of Chantal, 14-year-old Tyler Barker. Alfie's mother admitted that her son cried for a long time when he found out about this. After all, he is, in fact, still a child himself. But will he be able to believe in sincere feelings again as an adult?

12. Nathan Fishburne

Another young father from the UK. This is Nathan Fishburne, who had a child at the age of 14. His son, Jamie, was born to him by his age, April Webster. The young father admitted that the young people did not plan this pregnancy, but he is glad that this happened.

About 29-year-old Natalya Knyazkova from the small town of Bor in Nizhny Novgorod region per last days reported by dozens of news media. The woman became famous throughout the country thanks to her 14-year-old daughter Anastasia. The girl gave birth to a son, Nikita, making her mother the youngest grandmother in Russia.

In an interview with reporters, Natalya admitted that she was very happy with the appearance of her grandson and now, together with her husband, she plans to arrange guardianship and help her daughter raise the baby until she and her 17-year-old boyfriend, the boy’s father, finish school.

Such cases are not uncommon in Russia. And not every young mother has everything rosy. About the heroes of several of the most high-profile similar cases and their future fate read the new review.

By the way, here she is, the record holder with her grandson in her arms. And in the background is Natalya's husband, who became a grandfather at the age of 34.


Valya Isaeva, Kapotnya. Born at 11 years old

The record for the youngest mother in Russia has been owned by Valentina Isaeva from Kapotnya, Moscow Region, for 10 years now. The story of this girl is perhaps one of the most famous. Valya became a mother when she was only 11 years old.


A schoolgirl became pregnant from a 17-year-old guest worker from Tajikistan Khabib Patakhonov. The young man rented a room in the apartment where Valya lived with her grandmother.

When the pregnancy of the third-grader was revealed, a criminal case was opened against the guy, but the young man did not go to jail. "Romeo and Juliet from Kapotnya" - as the journalists dubbed the couple - were able to convince the public and law enforcement officers to allow them to start a family, raise a child and get married (when Valya grows up, of course). The born girl was named Amina. For several years, Valya's grandmother raised the child, and the young father helped her in this.


In 2010, Khabib and Valentina, who by that time had already turned 17, got married. The wedding was played on a grand scale - in a chic restaurant in the center of Moscow. According to the young man, “friends from the FSB” helped him organize a magnificent celebration.


And three years later, the couple had a second child - Amir. By that time, the young family had already settled in the old grandmother's apartment in Kapotnya. Valentina got a job in a store as a saleswoman, and Khabib as a storekeeper.

In one of his recent interviews Valya and Khabib assured journalists that their life flows like clockwork. Gradually, the interest of the press in "Romeo and Juliet from Kapotnya" faded away, and the whispering of the neighbors stopped.

An unusual family reminded of itself at the beginning of last summer - in June, when Khabib turned to the police with a statement about the disappearance of his wife. As a result, it turned out that she had not disappeared, but simply ran away from home. Journalists found Valya at her friend's. During the interview, the fugitive admitted: her oriental fairy tale ended, and she ran away from home due to systematic beatings.

“I went to my friends, I can’t live at home, because my husband constantly beats me. He kept me at home for two weeks and did not let me go anywhere so that I could not take off the beatings. But we are still together, we are not going to divorce, ”she told reporters.

According to Vali, with Khabib began to crumble due to his jealousy. The youngest mother in Russia (now the girl is only 21 years old) has not yet found a way out of this situation.

Alexandra Gladkovskaya, Vladimir region. Born at 15

The story of Sasha Gladkovskaya from the town of Kosterevo Vladimir region romance is completely devoid of. The girl became a mother in 2012 at the age of 15, but unlike Valya Isaeva, the schoolgirl did not find support from her relatives. Upon learning of her daughter's pregnancy, Sasha's 35-year-old mother began to insist on an abortion.

“I was ready to do anything, pay any money to have an abortion,” recalls Alexandra’s mother Maria.

However, the schoolgirl refused, not suspecting what turn awaits this story after the birth of the baby.


As soon as the child was born (Alexandra gave birth to a boy), the life of the schoolgirl and her mother turned into a series of constant squabbles and scandals. The baby's father did not appear in this story - he keeps his identity a secret.


Two years later, the young grandmother said that she was dissatisfied with the way her daughter was raising the boy, put Sasha out of the apartment and began to seek to deprive the girl of parental rights in order to take the baby for herself. The story of the division of the boy, who is already 3 years old, mother and grandmother continues.
Veronika Ivanova, Yakutia. Born at 12

Veronika Ivanova, a sixth grade student from Yakutia, became a mother in 2009. The girl was then only 12. Until the very birth, she miraculously managed to hide her position from her parents and teachers.

“Veronica has always been a chubby child, so we didn’t pay attention to her stomach, thinking that she just got better,” the principal of the girl’s school told reporters.

The parents found out that the schoolgirl was pregnant only shortly before the birth. Veronica complained of sharp pains in her stomach, and the ambulance doctors stated that the girl would soon give birth.

In the meantime, the 12-year-old schoolgirl was in the hospital, the police were looking for the father of the child. He found it quickly. It turned out to be a 19-year-old acquaintance of the girl Valery. The young man, by the way, was repeatedly convicted of drug trafficking.


“All my girlfriends envied me that I had such an adult gentleman,” recalled Veronica.

However, the adult gentleman never became the schoolgirl's legal spouse. Valery was sentenced to 8 years for seducing minors. However, young mother she was not very upset and some time after the birth of the child, whom her grandmother began to raise, she got a new boyfriend. Later, she switched to night school.

“I love my daughter and am happy that I have her. You'll see, everything will be fine with me, ”Veronika Ivanova said in an interview, two years after the birth of the child.

Lyuba Bessudnova, Saratov region. Born at 14

The childhood of a schoolgirl from Saratov region Lyuba Bessudnova ended in 2013. At the age of 14, an exemplary student high school became a mother and gave birth to a boy.


To everyone's surprise, it turned out that Lyuba gave birth to a 24-year-old married man from her mathematics teacher.


The teacher did not plan to become a father, so for a long time he denied his involvement in the birth of the baby. However, genetic examination showed the opposite. But even after that, the man did not agree to acknowledge paternity. The bickering between the young mother and the teacher, confident in his innocence, ended in court.

Six months after the birth of the child, the teacher was sentenced to 4 years. The upbringing of the baby was taken up by his grandmother - Lyuba's mother. The girl continues her studies at school.

The youngest mother in the world

In 1939, Lina Medina, a girl from Peru, became the world's youngest mother. She gave birth to her first child at the age of 5. This case was documented and is unique of its kind in medical history.


About how it happened that a five-year-old girl became a mother, history is silent. Lina gave birth to her second child only 33 years later. Today, the owner of this record is 81 years old and she lives in Lima, the capital of Peru.

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