| ■ Baby Born to 10-Year-Old Girl in Spain | 2010.11.07 |
| A baby born to a 10-year-old girl in southern Spain is in good health, but officials are deciding whether to allow the mother and her family to retain custody of the newborn. The father of the baby, born last week in the city of Jerez de la Frontera, is also a minor, said Micaela Navarro, the social affairs minister in Andalusia, the Associated Press reported. The mother of the baby is of Romanian origin, according to Spanish newspapers. Medical personnel who attended the girl said her mother told them that giving birth at such a young age is common in their country, the daily Diario de Jerez reported. Because they're still growing, young girls are at higher risk for problems during pregnancy, according to medical experts, the AP reported. |