Neildo: I can. I knew a 12 year old who had a kid. Back in the late 90's, my city had the highest teen pregnancy rate in all the US. Sexual activity happened (no idea if it still does) in the 5th and 6th grade for me and others. So.. yeah, heh.
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M*W: There was a case in my city several years ago where a 10-year-old Mexican girl gave birth. Her husband was about 21, and of course when she delivered, he was arrested and she was put in a foster home with her new baby. These youngsters didn't understand what the big deal was, because apparently this happens more frequently in Mexico and it is not frowned upon. I believe he was deported or was about to be, when a judge dropped the charges on cultural grounds, and I believe they were allowed to stay in the US (somehow).
The youngest girl I've had as a patient was 13. She gave birth to a 9 lb. healthy baby boy. The oldest patient I've had was 51. She gave birth to a 7 lb. baby but had complications. That is something I hope I never have to see again! My heart went out to the older woman with grandchildren who thought she was just going through menopause!
"Oh, yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone. Rock on!" ~ John Cougar Mellencamp
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M*W: There was a case in my city several years ago where a 10-year-old Mexican girl gave birth. Her husband was about 21, and of course when she delivered, he was arrested and she was put in a foster home with her new baby. These youngsters didn't understand what the big deal was, because apparently this happens more frequently in Mexico and it is not frowned upon. I believe he was deported or was about to be, when a judge dropped the charges on cultural grounds, and I believe they were allowed to stay in the US (somehow).
The youngest girl I've had as a patient was 13. She gave birth to a 9 lb. healthy baby boy. The oldest patient I've had was 51. She gave birth to a 7 lb. baby but had complications. That is something I hope I never have to see again! My heart went out to the older woman with grandchildren who thought she was just going through menopause!
"Oh, yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone. Rock on!" ~ John Cougar Mellencamp