10-year-old girl gives birth

10-year-old Romanian girl who shot to fame as one of the world's youngest mothers has split from the father; is to raise tot by herself The girl of 10 who became one of the world's youngest mums has already split from the baby's 13-year-old dad. The youngster, called Elena, gave birth to 6lb 6oz Nicoletta last week. The Romanian girl flew to Spain three weeks ago to give birth and attend a family wedding. Meanwhile, Olimpia, the mother of the 10-year-old says she's delighted to have a new granddaughter and doesn't understand why the birth has shocked anyone ” let alone become an international sensation. Yesterday, her mother told the media that the baby's father is a 13-year-old boy who is still in Romania and is no longer going out with her daughter. The 10-year-old girl and her baby daughter plan to stay in Spain because the young couple separated, said the girl's mother. She also said she didn't understand the attention the case was generating because she and her daughter are Romanian Gypsies, or Roma, and their custom is to allow girls to marry young even though that's against the law in Romania. "That's the way we get married," the girl's mother said outside the modest apartment building in the southern town of Lebrija where the family lives. The girl moved to Spain about three weeks ago, her mother said, and her baby was born in a hospital last week in the city of Jerez de la Frontera. There were no complications during the birth, and the 10-year-old and her baby are doing fine, her mother said. "She's doing well and is very happy with her daughter," the woman said.