I\u2019ve read a lot of stories about young mothers over the years. But stories like this one prove that the human body still contains many mysteries. And despite all of the scientific advances that have been made over the years, the human body can still surprise us.Teenage pregnancy can be difficult to talk about. But it\u2019s nothing compared to child pregnancy. In most cases, it involves the sexual exploitation of minors and a mother who is in no way repared to be a parent.So it\u2019s hard to imagine what life was for Lina Medina, the youngest confirmed mother in medical history. She was only five years, seven months, and 21 days old when she gave birth to a son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And yet, the man who raped the little girl never got punished.Lina Medina was born in 1933 in the poor, remote city of Ticrapo, Peru. She lived in cramped living quarters with her parents and eight siblings.When Lina was four, her dad noticed something strange: his daughter\u2019s stomach started blowing up like a balloon.After a while, Lina\u2019s large stomach was the talk of the town, and several people believed she had a \u201cdemon\u201d inside her. Her father even contacted healers and shamans to see what they could do to remove it.Nothing worked, and Lina\u2019s family started to suspect that she had a tumor. Finally, they walked to the city of Pisco and brought the little girl to the city\u2019s hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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