Pregnant at the age of 5 Lina Medina was born into a poor family in Ticrapo, Castrovirreyna province (Peru), to a silversmith father Tiburelo Medina and mother Victoria Losea. In the early spring of 1939, the family began to worry about their 5-year-old daughter, so they took her to see a doctor in Lima. Her belly has grown in recent months, so her family thinks she has a tumor in her body. All were very shocked and horrified when the doctor diagnosed little Lina Medina 7 months pregnant. Dr. Gerardo Lozada took her to Lima (the capital of Peru) before the operation, so that other experts could confirm that Lina was indeed pregnant. Six weeks later, on May 14, 1939, Medina gave birth to a healthy baby boy, weighing 2.7 kg. Because the pelvis is still small, doctors recommend a cesarean section. The surgery was performed by Dr. Lozada and Busalleu, while Dr. Colretta was anesthetist. Her case was recorded by Dr. Edmundo Escomel at La Presse Medicale hospital. Here, doctors discovered that despite being young, Medina had adult genitals and details that were very different from normal girls such as: her period had started at 8 months. age, and breasts develop by age 4. At the age of 5, her pelvis began to develop, and her height increased significantly. These are all common signs of puberty. In the end, the doctors concluded that the girl had precocious puberty syndrome. A young mother (right cover) gave birth to a baby when she was 5 years old. According to Telegraph India, Lina Medina became the youngest mother in the world at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days. The baby boy was named Gerardo, after the doctor who delivered Lina. Precocious puberty affects about 1 in 10,000 children each year. However, the trend towards early puberty in children is increasing, and most of the time, the cause is unknown. Some factors increase the likelihood of early puberty in children including genetic factors, endocrine, living environment, diet, living conditions in the family, other diseases of the body. Medina herself never told anyone about the child’s father, although Medina’s father Tiburelo was arrested soon after on charges of child rape. In the end, Tiburelo was released and the charges against him were insufficient. He did not accept responsibility for having sex with his daughter, nor did authorities have evidence or Medina’s testimony to arrest Tiburelo. However, an article on the case published in October 1955 by author Luis Leon said that many remote Indian villages in Peru regularly held religious festivals. Up to that point, they still maintained the customs of group sex and sometimes rape. There is no shortage of stories like the Medina mentioned above. In this case, the authorities were unable to obtain any reasonable testimony from Medina about the incident. If Medina is willing to tell the story, this will be solid evidence to find the biological father of the fetus. Baby Lina Medina and her son. Still living a secret life When there is no explanation for this case, the media weaves many stories around the girl as well as the child’s father. Newspapers in Peru offered to pay thousands of dollars to interview and film Lina and her family. Newspapers in the US also want to do a program about this special case. Many organizations even want Lina to appear in a reality show about weird people. Many American newspapers at that time were disappointing when they published similar articles and only intended to stimulate the curiosity of readers. Once again, the whole Medina family received many invitations to the US to attend interviews with the press. The stories woven from the press also turn their lives upside down. This family chose to remain silent and refused all offers. Therefore, documents about her are very few, only a few photos taken when Lina was pregnant with low resolution. Lina regularly refuses interviews from international newspapers, local newspapers and television programs. This story still attracts the attention of the public to this day. For example, the Wikipedia article on Lina Medina still has controversy about whether she is still alive and questions about her are increasing day by day. This is perhaps inevitable given the startling nature of the story, in addition to the girl’s self-isolation. Perhaps, Lina was afraid that people in the community would judge her and her family. 80 years later, the case of Medina is still a strange story. Neither Lina nor her family benefited in any way from this story, and medical records from that time still document her condition fully. There are only two pictures of Lina when she was pregnant. And only a low-resolution profile picture was published alongside medical documents. Up to now, the case of a 5-year-old girl giving birth to a healthy baby is still a rare story and a mysterious problem that medicine has not found the answer to. Although Lina’s record includes various medical records handled by the doctors, the abdominal X-ray showed that the bones of the fetus were developing in Medina’s body. The blood test also confirmed the baby’s pregnancy was completely normal. The analyzes in the file were all reviewed by contemporary researchers, and they were unable to find any errors in Lina’s case. Lina seems to have received fairly good medical care, especially around the time she lived and gave birth to a healthy 2.7kg baby boy on May 14, 1939. The child was born Gerardo and was taken to Tiburelo Medina’s home as soon as he was released. Gerardo grew up thinking that Lina was his older sister, he only knew the truth when he was a teenager. In a 1955 interview, Gerardo stated that he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up. Despite having no disability or health problems, in 1979, Gerardo passed away at the age of 40 of natural causes. In addition to breaking records as the world’s youngest mother, Lina Medina has lived a normal life in Peru. While many people learn about the reason why Lina became pregnant early, child education expert Paul Koask (Columbia University, USA) asked another question. She visited Medina’s family 2 years after Lina gave birth. Koask found Lina “smarter than usual” and growing steadily. According to Time magazine, Lina works as a secretary at Dr. Lozada’s clinic. He was the one who financially supported her to go to school and raised Gerardo. Lina then married a man named Raul in the early 1970s and gave birth to her second child in 1972, at the age of 39. Lina and Raul were not wealthy people. They are still together and live in a poor neighborhood in Lima, called Chicago Chico. The special story of a 5-year-old mother inspired obstetrician Jose Sandoval to write the book Mother Aged 5, which gathers the research and details surrounding this case. Lina herself and her family still keep the principle of being secretive in front of the media as well as those around them. The case of Lina Medina has left the pediatricians astounded and of course this fact has been thoroughly researched. But so far, the true story of the world’s youngest mother Lina Medina and the circumstances surrounding her strange story are still many unanswered mysteries.

Everyone knows that being a mother is a sacred ministry, an infinite happiness for a woman. But frankly speaking, on the journey of 9 months 10 days pregnant, for many people, that feeling of happiness “has not appeared”. Instead, it was a wealth of hardships, fatigue, and physical changes.

For example, for the first time, mothers have to experience morning sickness, discomfort when smelling things that smell and vomit. Then the body began to gain weight, getting heavier and heavier. From about the last 3 months of pregnancy until about to give birth, there continue to be other changes that make pregnant mothers extremely tired.

Here are some of the symptoms that mothers experience when they are about to give birth. It is not at all pleasant at all, but it is showing that the baby in the belly develops healthy, pregnant mothers need not worry too much:

Tension in the abdomen

In the months leading up to the birth, mothers often feel a tight stomach, but it is not painful but quite uncomfortable. Next is the rule, on average 1 hour no more than 10 times there will be pain. This is a very common phenomenon of false contractions, pregnant mothers need not worry too much about it.

From about the last 3 months of pregnancy until about to give birth, there continue to be other changes that make pregnant mothers extremely tired. (Illustration)

The cause of this condition is that nearing the due date, the baby’s head begins to slowly sink into the mother’s pelvis to facilitate a correct and convenient delivery. The mother’s stiffness and spasmodic pains indicate that the baby is “moving on” the correct process to prepare for birth. It shows that the child is developing steadily, healthy

Increase the frequency of going to the toilet at night, to the point that pregnant mothers are afraid to drink water

Mothers who are about to become pregnant in the first and second trimesters also go to the toilet often, and this feeling becomes clearer after entering the third trimester. Because of this, many mothers are afraid to drink water. Even so, they urinate quite a few times during the day and cannot sleep well at night when they often wake up to the toilet.

This condition is also caused by the much larger fetus, pressing on the bladder, creating pressure that makes pregnant women often feel sad to urinate and the bladder cannot store much water due to the cramped space. the baby grows up.

Mothers who are about to become pregnant in the first and second trimesters also go to the toilet often, and this feeling becomes clearer after entering the third trimester. (Illustration)

Because of going to the toilet, pregnant mothers are lazy to drink water, it is not good at all. Mothers still have to make sure to drink enough water every day. But don’t drink a large cup right away, but split it up into several times to reduce frequent defecation.

Pain occurs in many parts of the body

Low back pain and pubic pain manifest most clearly in the second trimester. After the fetus moves to a position to prepare for birth, the mother’s pelvis will be under greater pressure, the fetus is low, and the mother’s pubic bone will also be more painful. But that is also the message sent by the fetus “I am going to see you soon”. Therefore, give yourself a little bit of this uncomfortable pain as it is a sign that you are about to give birth.

Increase the amount of secretions

During the third trimester of pregnancy, expectant mothers continue to increase progesterone, leading to more secretion of the mother’s body. However, this translation has normal color and texture. In the event of an unusual or unpleasant color or odor, you should check it promptly.

In addition, pregnant mothers also pay attention to whether the secretions are red or brown or not. If the discharge turns like this, the amniotic fluid is most likely ruptured.

Despite such unpleasant things, this is a sign of the healthy development of the fetus and the coming date of birth. Besides, pregnant mothers also have some things that are more comfortable in the last months of pregnancy.

Low back pain and pubic pain manifest most clearly in the second trimester (Artwork)

First of all, pregnant mothers find it easier to breathe when the fetus starts to fall deeper, leaving a wider upper space so it is easier to breathe.

Second, the space around the mother’s stomach is also more spacious in the third trimester due to the deep decline of the fetus, preparing for the birth process. At that time, pregnant mothers will have more appetite and eat more comfortably. However, mothers should also control eating scientifically, not to gain too much weight.

Finally, psychologically, when you know that your baby is healthy and about to be born and meet each other, the mother will feel happy, excited and comfortable dealing with some of these short-term discomfort.