She Became a Mother at 5 Years of Age!

It is hard to believe that it would even be possible for a 5 years old girl to get pregnant and give birth. However, the case of Lina Medina, who was born in 1933 in Peru, was confirmed by Dr. Edmundo Escomel and published in the medical journal La Presse Médicale. 

The young girl, Lina, when originally taken to the hospital, was believed to be suffering from a tumour or other health problem. Soon it became apparent that the child who had experienced menstruation since the age of 3 and had already developed breasts, was pregnant.

When a caesarean birth was performed on May 14, 1939, it was found that Lina had mature sexual organs. Dr Escomel hypothesised that Lina may have experienced precocious puberty, due to a pituitary gland dysfunction as the usual age for commencing periods is 12 and half years. Lina's son, however, was perfectly healthy and he went on to live until 1979, dying at the age of 40.

Lina Medina, seven and a half months into pregnancy 

Lina who was one of nine children was unable to tell authorities who the father of her child was, though her own father was suspected and even jailed for a period. Later, at the age of 33, Lina married Raul Jurado and lived in a poor neighbourhood. Shockingly during the 1980s, her house was demolished to make way for a new highway and she received no compensation.

In 2002, Reuters news service asked for an interview with Lina, but she consistently refuses all requests.