Problems of having babies at an advanced age
With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, more and more women choose to postpone childbearing. However, giving birth at an advanced age will bring a series of problems. This article will elaborate on this from four aspects: pregnancy and childbirth risk, offspring health, mother's physical recovery and family pressure.
1、 Maternity risk
1. Increased complications during pregnancy:
As women grow older, their physical function and immune system gradually decline, which is easy to cause some serious pregnancy complications, such as pregnancy induced hypertension, pregnancy induced diabetes and abortion. These complications can pose risks to the health of the mother and fetus.
2. Restrictions on birth mode:
Increasing age will affect women's ability to conceive and reduce the success rate of natural fertility. Many elderly women can only achieve pregnancy and childbirth by continuously trying assisted reproductive technologies such as artificial pregnancy and test tube baby. These methods are not only time-consuming and laborious, but also have a large economic burden.
3. Increased risk of delivery:
Age increases the risk of delivery. For example, elderly women are prone to dystocia, and more interventions are needed, even caesarean section. These operations have certain risks to both mother and fetus, which may increase the difficulty of postpartum recovery.
2、 Health of offspring
1. Increased risk of congenital defects:
There is a certain correlation between the elderly childbearing and the risk of congenital defects in the fetus. The study found that the incidence of chromosome aberration, Down's syndrome and other aspects of the fetus in elderly mothers was higher. These diseases will have an important impact on children's physical and intellectual development.
2. Early aging affects the health of offspring:
The increase of parents' age will not only increase the risk of children's illness, but also may affect children's growth and intellectual development. On the one hand, parents' chromosome aging and gene mutation will lead to the instability of the baby's genetic situation, thus increasing the incidence of certain diseases. On the other hand, elderly mothers are often inferior to young people in spirit and physical strength, and their ability to take care of children will also be affected to some extent.
3. Poor development of immune system:
The difference in the intrauterine environment of elderly women may lead to the imperfection of the fetal immune system. Problems in the immune system may affect children's immune function and disease resistance, increasing the risk of suffering from certain diseases.
3、 Mom's body recovered
1. Long recovery period after delivery:
Due to the decline of body function, the elderly puerpera need a longer time to recover after delivery. Prolonged postpartum recovery cycle may bring longer period of physical discomfort to the puerpera, such as difficulty in milk secretion, difficulty in holding the baby, etc.
2. Increased psychological pressure:
Older women will face more psychological pressure during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum. For example, concerns about the fetus and their own health, greater expectations, and anxiety compared with younger mothers. These psychological pressures may affect the physical and mental health of pregnant women.
3. Increased risk of postpartum disease:
Older women's physical recovery is slow and their physical strength is poor, and they are more likely to have some postpartum related diseases, such as postpartum depression, mastitis, etc. These diseases will have a certain impact on maternal physical and mental health.
4、 Family pressure
1. Increased economic burden:
Older women may need artificial assisted reproduction and other technologies to become pregnant, which are expensive. In addition, the cost of baby education and health care will also increase the family's economic burden.
2. Family relations:
Older children often need more support and care from their families, which may lead to tension and conflict in family relations. Especially when the age gap between family members is large, generation gap and communication difficulties may occur, increasing the pressure on families.
3. Elderly support:
Older mothers may face related elderly care problems during the growth of their children. Compared with young parents, older parents may be old or in poor health after their children reach adulthood, and it is difficult to provide adequate support and care. This may have a certain impact on the growth and development of children.
summary
Giving birth at an advanced age will bring a series of problems, including pregnancy and childbirth risks, offspring health, mother's physical recovery and family pressure. The increase of complications during pregnancy, the risk of congenital defects and the prolongation of maternal recovery cycle are the main problems of elderly childbearing. In addition, the psychological pressure and family relationship problems faced by elderly mothers cannot be ignored. Therefore, before choosing to give birth at an advanced age, prospective parents need to fully understand and assess these risks and problems to ensure their own and their children's physical and mental health.
