Child bride, 15, who was forced to marry at 14 in Turkey, dies in labour from complications brought on by giving birth so young
- Girl, known as Derya B, was married at 14 and quickly became pregnant
- She gave birth a week ago in a village in east Turkey but suffered in labour
- Died after brain hemorrhage, believed to be linked to giving birth so young
A girl who was forced into an arranged marriage at 14 has died in labour after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
According to Huriyet daily news, Derya B was married in a religious ceremony and gave birth a week ago, aged 15.
Derya B, a child bride forced into marriage at 14, has died after complications from childbirth, aged 15, in Turkey
She died of complications related to giving birth at such a young age, it is believed.
Derya died in a private hospital in Batman, east Turkey, on October 17.
Police are investigating the circumstances of her death.
Gynecology expert Professor M.D. Aydan Biri told the Turkish paper: 'It is dangerous for a child bride to get pregnant. The mortality rate is higher in adolescent pregnancies.
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It comes just days after reports that 12-year-old Lan Lan, in blue, from China, was trafficked and became pregnant
'The risks of high blood pressure, early birth or an intervention in the birth are higher. The pregnancies of children who have not completed their physical development and whose organs have not yet completely developed often end in death.'
According to charity Girls not Brides, there are 15 million girls married before the age of 18 every year, amounting to one every two seconds.
The United Nations says one woman dies every two minutes in labour.
Last week it was reported that a 12-year-old girl called Lan Lan in China is three months pregnant after she was sold into a forced marriage for £3,600. Two adults were arrested after police and doctors spoke to the youngster in hospital.
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