Side effects of elderly childbearing on individual health
With the development of social economy and the improvement of living standards, more and more women choose to postpone childbearing, while the elderly childbearing has become a common phenomenon. However, the elderly childbearing is inevitably accompanied by some side effects. This article will discuss the side effects of elderly childbearing from the perspective of individual health.
1. Increased physiological risk
Elderly childbearing refers to the pregnancy of women in the age range of 35 years and above. Compared with young women, older pregnant women face a higher risk of complications during pregnancy. First, older pregnant women are more likely to suffer from gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension and pregnancy poisoning. Secondly, the probability of chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus will also increase, such as Down syndrome. In addition, older pregnant women will face higher risk of fetal mortality and premature delivery.
Not only that, but also the elderly childbirth will have a lasting impact on the mother's health. Through clinical data, it can be found that older pregnant women are more likely to suffer from breast cancer and endometrial cancer than younger pregnant women. In addition, the elderly childbearing will also accelerate the physiological aging process of women and increase the risk of osteoporosis, arthritis and other diseases.
2. Increased psychological burden
The psychological burden of giving birth at an advanced age is often heavier than that of young pregnant women. Under the concept that the society generally advocates youth, the elderly pregnant women are facing external pressure and difficulties. For some unmarried women or women raising children alone, postponing childbearing will also result in mismatching with their young partners' living arrangements and family responsibilities, thus increasing their psychological burden.
In addition, due to the growth of age, women's fertility will gradually decline, and the difficulty of successful pregnancy will gradually increase. Therefore, many elderly pregnant women often face repeated failures and setbacks, which will undoubtedly have a negative impact on their psychological state. Long term psychological pressure may lead to a series of psychological problems, such as depression, anxiety, etc.
3. Increased social and economic pressure
The side effects of elderly childbearing are also reflected in the economic level. Postponing childbearing will stagnate women's career or miss opportunities, because they need to devote more energy to the process of childbearing and raising children. At the same time, children in elderly childbearing families may need more attention and resources, such as better medical care and education, which will bring more economic pressure to families.
In addition, elderly childbearing will also increase the intergenerational distance of families. In the process of children's growth, parents' age will gradually increase. Compared with younger parents, older parents are often difficult to accompany their children through the same important stage, and there may be some differences in their children's health and living conditions after adulthood.
4. Waste of medical resources
Older pregnant women face more risks of pregnancy complications and fetal abnormalities, which makes them need more medical resources and care during pregnancy. Therefore, the elderly childbearing not only has a greater demand for the medical expenditure of individual families, but also increases the burden of public health resources, and brings a certain degree of waste to hospitals and society.
Summary
The side effects of elderly childbearing on individual health are mainly reflected in the increase of physiological risk, the increase of psychological burden, the increase of social and economic pressure, and the waste of medical resources. With the development of social economy and people's pursuit of quality of life, more and more women choose to postpone childbearing. Therefore, we need to actively advocate reasonable childbirth on the basis of improving the public's reproductive awareness and health education, and provide women with better reproductive environment and support to reduce the side effects of elderly childbirth.
