UNBELIEVABLE

11-year-old gives birth to baby girl
2012-04-05 09:47:07 | (0 Comments)

An 11-year-old Colombian girl gave birth last week to a daughter.

The baby was born via Caesarean section and is reportedly in healthy condition.

According to the Huffington Post, the young girl, who is originally from the city of Manaure has never consulted with a doctor during her pregnancy.

It said the pre-teen mother belongs to the Wayuu tribe, an indigenous group from the La Guajira Peninsula in the northern region of Colombia and Venezuela.

Efraín Pacheco Casadiego the director of the hospital said “we’ve already seen similar cases of wayuu girls. At a time when the girls should be playing with dolls, they go to having to take care of a baby. It’s shocking.”

The Colombian constitution guarantees the Wayuu land and autonomy, and allows for the indigenous tribe to maintain their own sovereignty.

Alejandro Samplayo, director of Instituto Colombiano Bienestar Familiar, an organisation similar to the US’s Planned Parenthood, said since it is a Wayuu girl, they are trying to respect all of their rights since they have autonomy and their own jurisdiction.

Little information has been reported about the baby’s father, who has remained anonymous.

In addition, nobody in the indigenous community is willing to speak about the circumstances of the birth.