Schoolgirl,12, gives birth on school trip

I am 12 and I can't imagine being pregnant. That would be so scary because when you're 12 you have the rest of your life ahead of you to enjoy, but you can't because you have a baby. And you could give it to a baby-sitter but that isn't a real mum. It is so weird just thinking about it. I feel so sorry for her. Also kids in school would maybe make fun of her. I feel so sorry for that girl. I hope her and her baby get the best care possible and I hope the best for both of them.

The person below me, you are so wrong and bigoted and judgemental. Her father has already abused her sister, how do you know she wasn't raped? Ans she's probably been raised in a very deviant type of family. She's a child, how responsible were you at 12?

Not sure I agree with sarcastic comments about 'what's she been doing in her spare time' The poor girl could have quite easily have been abused by her father by the sounds of it or at the very least have no role model to show her that sex at her age isn't a normal thing!

Every mothers worst nightmare - for the record, my mother didn't have a clue about the abuse I suffered until I told my sister and she told my mother and I was much younger than 12 - you cannot blame the parents, no one is infallible and usually victims of abuse are sworn to secrecy under the most terrible threats. Parents may think something is wrong due to behaviour changes etc. but changes in a childs behaviour can be put down to so many things for instance, my abuser started abusing me soon after my parents separation.... That poor girl, how frightened she must be, she more than likely believes that something terrible will happen is she tells (even if the abuser happen to be her father), I hope her family and the care system are able to help her and provide her with a support system both within and outside the home so that this event does not mar her future and any future relationships.

very odd if the father has a conviction for abusing an older sister why is the 12 year old around him???

Parents have got lot of work to do regarding their wards.This news is calling for pro-activeness.

it seems unbelievable,that nobody knew,but a friends daughter who i visited,had a baby two weeks later so i do believe it is possible

This Girl Is Probably Being Abused And Therefore Didnt Want To Tell Anyone

READ BETWEEN THE LINES ON THIS STORY PEOPLE!! there is concern that the girl has been sexually abused by her own father! especially as she refuses to name the father of the baby - I fear that she has been a victim of unspeakable evil :o(

I actually feel sorry for the poor girl. If her elder sister was abused by her father than he's mostly likely the suspect. If she felt she couldn't name the father then she was probably threatened and she probably knew she was pregnant but denied it all along.

I wish her all the best and hope she will able to cope with that situation. If she was raped, I hope, her rapist will soon be found and punished.

This poor girl..she is just a child herself. Lets wait until we know all the details before placing blame on anyone! What she needs now is love and support while she recovers and decides what to do next.

Poor kid. Cos that's what she is....a kid. I agree many of the comments here are really nasty, what if it was your child, and she was indeed being sexually abused, as the report implies? She needs support and psychological help if that is the case, and education if it's not.

Oh my goodness enough with the negative comments this is a child we are talking about! A child who is probably petrified and confused!
She probably didnt know she was pregnant it happens sometimes, i mean she is 12 years old she may not have even started her periods yet.
But for the adults in her home and in her life not too notice a change in their own child disturbs me to which i think maybe there was something not right going on there.
12 year olds arent usually out all day without some sort of adult supervision.

But whatever comes of this this girl is not too blame after all she is only a child who's only concerns should be what games to play next or who her best friends are!
My thoughts go out to her and her baby x

Poor kid wake me up when theres a conviction, Why do people on here jump so fast to conclusions first and foremost help the very young mother and of course the new born.
THEN sort out the @#$% trail !
If its a case of parental abuse the guilty will be found. If its a case of adolescent experimentation then too the culprit will be found. Which ever way the cookie breaks mother and child need help not abuse.

Woah, regarding being mature, how is she mature when she ddidn;t even know she was pregnant, yes kids at 12 have sex (stupidly) but she could also have been abused by boys or her father. Either way I wouldn't wish this on anyone!

And they say that the Dutch sex education system is a model for other countries....

why and how was he allowed anywhere near the younger daughter if thats the case, if he has a conviction for abusing her older sister?

darren jackson.. have u not stopped to think that maybe this young girl is a victim of abuse and isnt just a "young slapper opening their legs at such a young & immature age".
social services cannot watch everysingle child and ensure they are not having sex and if they do go to jump in to stop them.... unless u wish to complete the 3 years training to allow u to become a social worker and do the job??

just because this girl is 12 does not mean she will not be able to a good mother to her child and bring them up successfully. u have been to quick to judge this girl and i think the one being mature is you... too egocentric to remove yourself from your own shoes and look at someone else.

To refer to a child as a 'slapper' is inappropriate. The girl is a much a victim as the child she has given birth to. What a traumatic experience that is sad and damning evidence of just how sexualised our children have become. I hope the girl is given the support and possibly therapy that she will undoubtably need