12-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth in Western Australia

A12-year-old girl recently gave birth to a baby boy at a hospital in Perth.

According to the story released by news.com.au, a thorough investigation is underway.

 Inquiries were made mostly based on concerns that a child this young may have been sexually assaulted or abused since the girl became pregnant when she was just 11 years old. Authorities did not confirm if the young mother was sexually abused and her identity has been hidden to protect the privacy of the mother and the baby.

There has been no information as to who is the biological father, either.

The Department of Communities, WA Police and the Department of Heath are working together to achieve the best interests of all the parties involved.

Western Australia’s Health Department statistics show that there have been a dozen registered births to girls aged 12 since 1980, however this case is the youngest registered age on record.

We will keep you updated on this case as new information comes in.

Scary Statistics:

• 2017 saw three registered births to to girls under 13 years of age.
• 2018 statistics registered the youngest mother at 14 years of age.
• The youngest Mother in the world was horrifically only five years of age.

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