YOUNGEST MOTHER WAS 5 YEARS OLD

Meet Lina, the Youngest Mother Ever to Give Birth at the Age of 5

Feb 10, 2017

May 14 1939,she gave birth to a baby boy by a Caesarean as her young pelvis was deemed to small for a natural birth.

Her baby was born a healthy 6lbs and the infant was named Gerardo in honour of the doctor who delivered him.

When Gerardo was born , the doctor discovered that despite being five years old, she had mature sexual organs and suffered from a a condition called precocious puberty.

It was believed her father had committed incest with his daughter and he was arrested.

But he was later released by police due to a lack of evidence and to this day the true identity of the father has never been revealed.

Growing up, Gerardo always believed Lina was his sister but at the age of ten was told she was his mother.

Gerardo grew up healthy but died at the age of 40 in 1979 after suffering from a bone disease.
Lina – who has never spoken about the pregnancy – is still alive aged 85. She married husband Raul in the 1970s, later giving birth to her second son.

Lina as an adult in 1969 making her way into an office where she worked in Peru

Her case has often been thought of as a hoax, but doctors say they have x-rays and biopsies that prove she really was pregnant.