I wondered how this young girl with minimal life experience and no apparent family support could possibly raise a child. The young mother steadfastly insisted that she wanted the baby and was not interested in giving the infant up for adoption. I found out that she had become pregnant when she was eleven the baby's father was a fourteen-year-old boy who had since found another girlfriend. Over the next few days, I spent a lot of time talking to this young teen. The young mother, who had no family or friends with her, turned out to be twelve Five minutesĪfterwards, with the help of two nurses, I delivered the first baby of my career. Later, a couple of paramedics wheeled in a young girl in active labour. Of a sudden the phone rang alerting the nurses to an imminent arrival and, minutes
