The Influence of the Elderly Birth on Women's Work and Career
With the social progress and economic development, more and more women choose to postpone childbearing in order to pursue career development and personal achievements. However, the elderly childbearing has also brought a series of advantages and disadvantages, which has had a profound impact on women's work and career. This article will elaborate on the impact of elderly childbearing on women from several aspects.
1. Physiological and health effects
The fertility of women gradually decreases with the increase of age, and the elderly childbearing may face higher risks of pregnancy and childbirth. For example, gestational diabetes, intrauterine growth retardation, placental abruption and other problems are more likely to occur in older pregnant women. In addition, older pregnant women are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as hypertension and heart disease, which may cause harm to the health of mothers and fetuses.
At the same time, women often need a longer vacation time to take care of their newborn babies. This has a direct impact on women's work and career. A long vacation may lead to the decline of women's ability and competitiveness in the workplace, and miss some important career opportunities and promotion opportunities.
In addition, older women may have more serious postnatal depression. Due to the dual influence of physiological and psychological factors, postpartum depression may greatly affect the enthusiasm and energy of women who pursue careers.
2. Family and social pressure
Older childbearing may sometimes lead to increased family and social pressure. For women, older childbearing may be related to smaller family size and higher economic pressure. Under the pressure of economic independence and career development, women need more time and energy to balance work and family.
In addition, giving birth at an advanced age may bring women with family and social expectations and anxiety. After giving birth at an advanced age, women may face family and society's expectations for maternal traits and child growth. This may cause internal conflict and pressure for women who pursue work and career.
On the other hand, social prejudice and discrimination against older women who give birth may also have a negative impact on women's work and career. Some companies or employers may have prejudice against older women, believing that they lack vitality and endurance, which affects their development and promotion opportunities in the working environment.
3. Spiritual and emotional level
Older childbearing may have an important impact on women's spiritual and emotional levels. In order to give birth, women need to experience more pain and anxiety, including physical examination, infertility treatment and possible fertility risks. This may have a negative impact on women's mental health, thus affecting their performance and achievements in work and career.
After a lot of hard work and difficulties, women may face great loss and disappointment if the elderly childbearing ultimately fails or is difficult to achieve. The gap between the desire for fertility and the reality may lead to depression and mood fluctuations, further affecting women's concentration and self-confidence in work and career.
4. Career planning and time pressure
For women pursuing careers, the elderly childbearing may affect their career planning and time pressure. Women's postponement of childbearing means that they invest more time and energy in their career and pursue higher positions and achievements. However, the growth of childbearing age also brings more life pressure, including pregnancy risk, childcare pressure, etc.
In the workplace, women may need to compete with many young women for the same opportunities and resources, which may increase the pressure of work and career. At the same time, the growth of age may also make women miss some important development opportunities and training opportunities in their career.
Summary
Older childbearing has a significant impact on women's work and career. From the four aspects of physiological and health effects, family and social pressure, spiritual and emotional levels, as well as career planning and time pressure, women need to comprehensively consider the advantages and disadvantages of various factors when choosing to give birth at an advanced age. While the society has improved its understanding and support for women's work and career, women should also make personal planning and balance career and fertility to achieve their own life goals and happiness.
