The Advantages and Disadvantages of Elderly Childbearing on the Relationship between Husband and Wife
Elderly childbearing refers to the childbearing of women over 35 years old or men over 40 years old. Although the elderly childbearing is more and more common in modern society, it still has some advantages and disadvantages. Next, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of elderly childbearing from the perspective of marital relationship.
Benefits:
Older childbearing can enhance the feelings between husband and wife. After living together for a long time, couples may feel the need for a new goal, and having children can fill this need. The joint efforts of husband and wife and the close interaction of paying attention to children can deepen their emotional ties and strengthen the cohesion of the family. Older childbearing can bring more sense of achievement to couples. For some late married or late childbearing couples, when they finally welcome their children, they will have a sense of satisfaction and achievement. They can better enjoy the joy of childcare because they have experienced enough life experience and have a clearer understanding of education and growth. The elderly childbearing can increase couples' awareness of family responsibilities. After many years of career, couples may have stabilized their economic situation and career development, and can better assume the responsibility of childcare. Compared with young couples, older couples who are more mature economically and emotionally are more likely to provide better care and a more stable living environment for their children.
Disadvantages:
Older childbearing increases the health risks of couples. After the age of 35, the physiological difficulty of childbearing will increase. Older pregnant women are more likely to face pregnancy complications, such as hypertension, diabetes, etc. In addition, the fetus of elderly mothers also faces a higher risk of birth defects, such as Down syndrome. These health problems may bring extra psychological pressure and burden to couples. Older childbearing may increase communication difficulties between couples. Due to age, couples may face changes in their physical conditions, such as irregular menstruation, decreased male hormone secretion, etc. These physical changes may affect the communication and sexual life between husband and wife, leading to tension and disharmony between husband and wife. Older childbearing will bring economic pressure. Late childbirth means that the couple's children may not be independent before they retire. This means that couples need to bear the financial burden of raising children at a later age, including education costs, medical and living expenses. This may have an impact on the couple's financial planning and quality of life.
The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Elderly Birth to the Social Economy
The elderly childbearing not only has an impact on the relationship between husband and wife, but also has certain advantages and disadvantages on the social economy. This will be discussed in detail below.
Benefits:
Older childbearing can promote employment and consumption. With the increasing trend of late marriage and late childbearing, some industries, such as baby sitters, nurseries, education and training, will usher in more employment opportunities. In addition, older parents usually have better economic conditions and full life experience, and they are more likely to provide better education and living conditions for their children, thus stimulating consumption. Older childbearing can extend the supply of labor market. With the extension of people's life expectancy, the health of the elderly is generally better, and they are able to continue working, thus extending the supply of the labor market. This will help alleviate the labor shortage and improve social productivity. Elderly childbearing plays a positive role in the social health care system. The elderly childbearing has a certain pulling effect on the development of the social medical care system. With the increase of elderly mothers, medical institutions will provide more maternity care services, and strengthen health monitoring of mature age pregnant women and infants, so as to promote the upgrading of medical technology and services.
Disadvantages:
The elderly childbearing has increased the social pension burden. Older childbearing means that children need to take care of their elderly parents at some time in the future. This will increase the social pension burden, including pensions, long-term care services, etc. This brings new challenges to the national social security and pension system. The elderly childbearing may lead to the waste of human resources. Older childbearing may lead couples to enter retirement age before their children reach adulthood. This means that their experience and skills cannot continue to play a role in society, thus wasting human resources. In addition, older childbearing may also increase the problem of age discrimination in the labor market. Older childbearing may cause pressure on educational resources. Children born at an advanced age compete with limited educational resources, such as high-quality schools and higher education opportunities. This may lead to uneven distribution of educational resources and increase the challenge of social education equity. To sum up, the elderly childbearing has certain advantages and disadvantages for the husband wife relationship and social economy. Before deciding to give birth at an advanced age, couples should weigh their impact on the relationship between husband and wife, health, family and social economy, and make a wise choice. For the society, it is necessary to formulate corresponding policies and measures to better cope with the challenges and opportunities brought by the elderly childbearing.
