9-Year-Old Gives Birth In Mexico, But Who Is The Father Of Dafne’s Child?

A 9-year-old girl named Dafne has given birth to a baby in Mexico.

According to the Associated Press, the infant girl was born at a Guadalajara hospital last week. Both the baby and the mother are healthy after doctors performed a C-Section Jan. 27. However, the hospital is expected to perform a detailed follow-up because of the young mother's age, according to AFP.

But who is the father of this baby?

ABC News reports that the girl called Dafne has told authorities that her 17-year-old boyfriend is the father of the baby. However, a spokesperson for the Jalisco State Prosecutor's Office told the website that the 9-year-old may be lying.

"Due to her young age, we don't know if she is being entirely truthful," said Lino Ginzalez Corona.

Corona added that the 9-year-old did not realize she was pregnant until her seventh month. Her boyfriend suggested moving in together, but when Dafne refused, he left town and has not been seen since.

"We are looking for the young man to get his story because she does not understand what has happened," said Jorge Villasenor from the state prosecutors' office. "This is a rape or child sex abuse case."

This is not the first example of a young child giving birth to a baby. According to the Telegraph, a 10-year-old girl in Colombia had a child last April. She is reportedly a member of the Wayuu tribe, which has a custom of girls becoming mothers at young ages.

Meanwhile, according to the Huffington Post, a 9-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy in China back in 2010.

In fact, according to UPI, this Mexican 9-year-old is not the youngest mother ever. Back in 1939, a 5-year-old girl had a baby in Peru. The child suffered from precocious puberty, which causes hormone glands that allow for pregnancy shortly after birth.