Give birth at 15: readiness of the body, possible dangers

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

The birth of a baby is a joyful event for many. It is very important that the bearing of the child and the birth itself go smoothly. The he alth of mother and baby depends on it. Also important is the answer to the question of when is the best time to give birth: at 15, 16, 17, or is it worth waiting until 20. Or maybe the best option is childbirth after 30?

Medicine for childbirth at 15

In the practice of medical medicine, a woman in labor who has not yet reached the age of eighteen is called young. Undoubtedly, giving birth at the age of 15 is putting a huge burden on a still fragile body, this is a real test not only for a young mother and her crumbs, but also for medical staff.

According to the assurances of doctors, childbirth is undesirable for a young organism. They can result in complications for the woman in labor. And children are not always born strong and he althy for a young mother.

However, termination of the first pregnancy also often entails irreversibleconsequences, such as infertility.

Young mothers in past centuries

However, if you look into history, you may be surprised at how often women have offspring at a very young age.

Officially marrying in Ancient Russia was possible at the age of twelve for girls, and at the age of fifteen for boys. It is known that Prince Yuri Dolgoruky himself married a girl who was barely eleven.

In "Eugene Onegin" there is an episode when Tatyana's nanny tells her about her marriage. It happened "legally". She herself was thirteen at the time, and her husband was even younger.

And although the girls did not perform marital duties for the first few years of their marriage, getting used to a new family, they still had their first child quite early. Only after Peter's decree was it forbidden to marry young people until they reached the age of sixteen. Even then it became clear that giving birth at the age of 15 and earlier is dangerous for both the woman and her offspring.

Nature planned it this way, so you can give birth at 13

The human body is a complex system. There is a huge potential in living earthly beings. A person in extreme conditions is able to do without food, water, light, heat for a long time. Only few people live constantly on the edge: they eat once every one and a half months, drink after two days on the third, live without light and do not wear warm clothes in winter. And this is understandable: such extreme loads on the body will definitely have a negative impact on he alth.

The same applies to childbirth. Nature took careso that humanity does not cease to exist on Earth even if something out of the ordinary happens. For example, due to an epidemic or war, almost all women of childbearing age will die out, and only one elderly man and several young teenage girls will remain on the planet. It is impossible to wait for the girls to grow up - by that time the man may lose the ability to fertilize.

Of course, this story is from a fantasy series. Better hope this never happens. However, nature provides for all options, even the most ridiculous and implausible.

And the fact that girls at the age of twelve have the ability to get pregnant, just from that treasury of human capabilities that allow a population of people to survive on Earth. But you need to use it only in that very extreme situation.

In practice, when asked what age it is better to give birth to a child, doctors answer that the optimal age is from 19 to 28 years. This does not mean that earlier or later births will necessarily lead to complications. But this possibility should not be discounted.

Abnormally young mothers on our planet

It is definitely difficult to answer the question of how old you can give birth. Even a little girl who has her period can conceive. This has been known to happen even at age 5, as happened to Lina Medina from the Huancavelica region of Peru.

Moreover, it is also known that many girls, who did not even reach adolescence, carried the fetus and gave birth to viable children, however, more often by caesarean section. For example, Gerardo Medina in the same case mentioned above was born he althy and lived to be 40 years old. He died of bone marrow cancer.

December 2, 1957, also in Peru, Ilda Trujillo gave birth to a he althy girl weighing 2.7 kg, who was given the name Maria del Rosario. The pregnancy was the result of rape. The perpetrator was caught and sent to jail. Mom was 8 years and 7 months old at the time of birth.

There are other known cases of this anomaly. They also took place in the USSR, but were carefully hidden and not made public.

The most incredible is the story of two African girls - a mother and her daughter - from Calabar in Nigeria. Mum-Zee entered the harem of the leader of the Akkiri tribe in 1884. At the age of 8 years and 4 months, she gave birth to a daughter, Zee.

And this baby also became a mother very early. She was only 8 years and 8 months old at the time. So it turned out that the youngest seventeen-year-old grandmother once lived on our planet.

Aretha Franklin is a mom who gave birth twice as a teenager

If the cases described above are anomalous rather than normal, the ones below are no longer so. These young mothers became pregnant quite deliberately, engaging in sexual intercourse for love, and not through coercion or thoughtlessness. But these cases allow us to answer the question, at what age can a child be born without serious complications.

The famous American singer Aretha Franklin, born in 1942, gave birth to her first son inthirteen years of age. At fifteen, she already had her second child, and at seventeen she was expecting a third.

True, Aretha did not want to burden herself with raising her sons. Her aunt replaced the mother of the boys. The singer herself at that time was engaged in a career, and quite successfully.

Areta died at the age of 76 last August. After herself, the singer left four sons.

Teen pregnancy among girls worldwide

Schools now teach a lot, but for some reason they bypass the question of how old you can give birth. Either teachers believe that students are still too young and it is too early for them to delve into such areas of life, or they simply do not find words. But teenagers themselves do not think much about the consequences and follow the lead of sexual desire. As a result, we have abandoned or disabled children, irresponsible mothers, crippled lives and a lot of negativity.

However, not everywhere the intention to become a mother at such a young age is condemned.

Since girls of different nationalities give birth at the age of 15, there is no single answer to the question of society's attitude towards early pregnancy.

For example, in the US, in the state of New Hampshire, with the consent of their parents, girls can marry at 13 years old, and boys marry at 14. In Ecuador, the marriageable age is one of the lowest in the world: 12 years for girls and 14 for guys. At gypsy weddings everywhere, including Russia, young brides are barely fourteen.

Because-then the young teenage wife, who was married at fourteen, is proud of her early pregnancy. She does not hide her position at all, rather the opposite, and receives care and respect from those around her. But it is worth remembering that here the peculiarities of the mentality, culture and customs of peoples play an important role.

Psychological unpreparedness of young mothers

But our modern civilized society condemns young girls if they decide to get pregnant before the age of 18. Therefore, having learned about her condition, the expectant mother does not rejoice at this news, but begins to worry and worry. This stress is reflected in the physical condition of herself and the fetus.

Often an unlucky young lady tries to terminate a pregnancy in folk ways. If it fails, it greatly harms the fetus. Often after this, the pregnant woman decides to give birth after all. The fetus undergoes such extreme tests during this time that leave a mark on its he alth or even make it disabled.

Some teenagers hide their pregnancy to the last, trying to eat less, tightening the stomach with tight bandages, tight clothes. All this also does not benefit either the baby or the expectant mother.

And it also happens that a frightened girl, without admitting to an adult in her pregnancy, tries to give birth on her own, without the participation of doctors. It goes without saying that such cases often end tragically.

Physiological unpreparedness of a young organism for childbirth

A fifteen-year-old girl often hasunderdeveloped organs of the female reproductive system. The fetus does not have the opportunity to develop normally, because the uterine cavity is not ready for bearing. Because of this, there is a risk of pregnancy pathologies.

During this period, the load on the cardiovascular system increases. And since the body is still growing, it is twice the norm.

Young pregnant women often experience miscarriages that develop into heavy bleeding. Hiding pregnancy, girls sometimes bring this condition to death.

Adolescents during pregnancy may develop a disease of the bone and joint system due to increased load, since the supporting apparatus cannot be considered fully strengthened at the age of fifteen.

During childbirth, due to the fact that the skeleton is not yet fully formed, injuries of the pelvic bones occur, there are complications that have to be treated later, sometimes to no avail.

To make the birth of a young mother successful

Many dangers can be avoided if a young pregnant woman is sufficiently informed and takes her condition seriously. Relatives are obliged to support her, help her in this difficult period.

To do this, you need to register with a gynecologist as soon as possible. Regular follow-up with a specialist greatly increases the chances of a natural birth at age 15 without complications.

It is very important that a friendly environment develops around a young pregnant woman. Sensitive attention from parents and the future father, care andparticipation - these are the main requirements for the people around her.

And of course, the pregnant woman herself is required to strictly comply with all the doctor's prescriptions. Regular examinations, testing, consultations are immutable rules for every expectant mother, and especially for a young one. And if a doctor has prescribed some drugs for a pregnant woman, you need to follow the recommendations exactly and clearly.

"Until sixteen" and a mother is not a mother

According to the law in our country, marriage is possible only from the age of 18. But at the age of sixteen, criminal prosecution is removed from citizens who have committed sexual intercourse with the consent of both parties.

If a mother has to give birth at 15, she has no rights to her own child. By law, the child must be taken to the baby's home. But a mother can acquire parental rights when she reaches the age of sixteen.

The newborn stays with the mother if the baby is under guardianship of an adult family member before that time.

Physiological characteristics of girls by the age of 16

Despite the fact that there is only a year difference between fifteen and sixteen year olds, their physiology is very different.

By the age of 16, the level of he alth is at its best, and the body can easily recover from childbirth.

Due to the physiological characteristics of the development of the body, the pelvic bones in fifteen-year-old girls are still narrowed. After only a year, the skeleton is already almost formed, so that already at 16 years old you can give birth almostwithout additional problems. Ready for reproductive activity and other internal organs.

According to leading experts, giving birth at 16 is even better to some extent than, for example, at 30. It is said that such babies grow up more sociable. They become independent, mobile and active early.

But this opinion should not be considered a recommendation to have children exactly at 16. These are only conclusions when comparing the births of very young mothers (up to fifteen years old), sixteen-year-old and old-bearing women. All of the options listed are high-risk categories. And to decide at what age it is better to give birth to the first child, each couple should individually. And it will be better if they consult a specialist before conception.