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Girl aged 13 becomes a mother

Girl aged 13 becomes a mother

A 13-year-old girl who was rushed to a maternity clinic in Athens after she went into labor gave birth to a healthy child and was recovering on Thursday in a Lavrio health center, doctors said.

"Mother and child are both in good health," the health center said.

According to doctors at the health center, statistical studies generally show that the average age at which women give birth is rising. "But there are exceptions," one doctor said. 

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