The burden of women's elderly childbearing on family economic status
Women's elderly childbearing refers to the childbearing of women over 35 years old. With the development of society and the improvement of women's education, more and more women choose to postpone childbearing. However, giving birth at an advanced age may impose a certain burden on the family's economic situation. This article will elaborate from four aspects: employment income, children's education expenses, medical expenses and elderly support.
Decrease in employment income
With the growth of age, women's competitiveness in the workplace may decline, and many elderly women will face the risk of unemployment or salary cut. Especially in some jobs requiring higher physical strength and energy, older women may be eliminated due to physical exhaustion. The loss of stable employment income will cause certain pressure on the family's economic situation.
In addition, women's elderly childbearing needs longer maternity leave and childcare leave, which will also lead to stagnation of women's career development. Many women may have to give up some opportunities and miss some opportunities for promotion after giving birth, which will lead to economic losses.
Increase in children's education expenses
One of the main problems of childbearing at an advanced age is that women's children may be underage at their advanced age. This means that when women enter the retirement stage, children still need to receive education. The education cost has always been an important part of the family's economic burden, and the elderly childbearing makes the education cost of children increase for a longer time.
For women who have given birth at an advanced age, they may also face various additional costs during the growth of their children, such as counseling classes, training courses, etc. These additional costs will further increase the economic burden on families.
Increase in medical expenditure
Women who give birth at an advanced age may need more medical care and expenditure. With the growth of age, female fertility will decline, and assisted reproductive technology may be needed to achieve pregnancy. Assisted reproductive technology usually costs a lot of money, including in vitro fertilization and IVF.
In addition, older pregnant women face a higher risk of pregnancy complications, which may require more prenatal examinations and hospital stay, leading to additional medical expenses. Moreover, with the increase of age, women may face more health problems during pregnancy and childbirth, which will also increase medical expenditure.
Old age support
Women who have given birth at an advanced age may face higher elderly dependency problems. When children are not yet adults, women may have entered the retirement stage. This means that when children need to receive higher education or just enter the society, women may have entered old age and need to rely on their children to provide financial support.
In addition, women who give birth at an advanced age may face the responsibility of raising their parents for a longer time in the future. Due to the large age difference, elderly parents may need more financial support and care. This will also increase the family's financial burden.
Summary
The main reasons for the burden of women's elderly childbearing on the family's economic situation include the decrease of employment income, the increase of children's education costs, the increase of medical expenditure and the problem of elderly support. With the increase of age, women may face the risk of declining competitiveness in the workplace and losing stable employment income. Children's education costs need to be borne for a longer period of time, and elderly childbearing may also need more medical expenses. At the same time, women who have given birth at an advanced age may face longer responsibility for elderly care. Therefore, the elderly childbearing of women has caused a certain burden on the family's economic situation.
