A 9-year-old Mexican girl, under the reported name of Dafne, gave birth to a baby girl in Jalisco, Mexico.
Both mother and child are at home and healthy, Dr. Enrique Rabago,
director of Zoquipan Hospital, said at a press conference this morning.
The search continues, according to authorities, for the baby's
17-year-old father, who may be criminally charged for having a sexual
relationship with Dafne.
"Due to her young age, we don't know if she is being entirely
truthful," says Lino Ginzalez Corona, spokesperson at Jalisco State
Prosecutor's Office, who received an account of the relationship from
the young mother who describes a loving relationship.
According to Corona, the 17-year-old and Dafne were dating but the
young girl is unwilling to release any further information regarding the
association between the two.
"She did not realize that she was pregnant until the seventh month,"
said Corona. Her boyfriend suggested Dafne move in with him and to
raise the child together but when the young mother refused, her
boyfriend "decided to leave town two months ago," says Corona.
State authorities are searching for the father of the child to
acquire his own account of what occurred between the two.
The
prosecutor's office in the state of Jalisco said they are willing to
request cooperation from neighboring state authorities if necessary.
Corona says the state prosecutor is "still open to the possibility of rape or child sex abuse."
Dafne, who is one of 11 children, lives in Ixtlahuacan de los
Membrillos, a poverty-stricken neighborhood 25 miles south of
Guadalajara.
"Her parents work all day and were not watching after
her," says Corona, "and therefore didn't realize what was about to
happen."
The girl was given a C-Section at the time of the birth. "Due to her
young age and to the fact that her body was not ready to give birth,"
says Rabago, "the medical team decided a C-Section was the best option"
for both mother and child.
Rabago said at the press conference that Dafne will be receiving both medical and psychological attention.
Last year, in Zoquipan Hospital, around 25 percent of the pregnancies were among teens
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