10-Year-Old Gives Birth

It's not uncommon in their country, says mom
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 2, 2010 12:40 PM CDT
10-Year-Old Gives Birth
A 10-year-old in Spain reportedly gave birth to a baby.   (Shutter Stock)

Ten years old: An age for playing with your friends and … giving birth? Apparently so, for one youngster in Spain whose baby was born last week. The baby’s father is also a minor, the AP reports, citing local newspapers. One local report quoted the new mother’s own mother saying such young births are ... common. Authorities are deciding whether to let the 10-year-old and her family retain custody.
(More Spain stories.)

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