The Contradiction between the Elderly Birth and Healthy Birth
As the aging of the population intensifies, more and more women choose to welcome their children in their old age. However, the elderly childbearing is also accompanied by a series of side effects, which bring certain risks and challenges to women's health. This article will discuss the side effects of elderly childbearing from four aspects: physical health, risks of pregnancy and childbirth, children's health and mental health, and give suggestions for women's healthy childbearing.
Physical health: decreased metabolic capacity and increased disease risk
With the growth of age, women's metabolic capacity will gradually decline, and ovarian function will also decline. This will lead to changes in the quality and quantity of eggs, increasing the risk of fetuses with chromosomal abnormalities. In addition, the hormone level of elderly pregnant women fluctuates greatly, which may increase the probability of complications such as gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension and pre eclampsia.
The incidence of various chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity, will also increase significantly in the elderly childbearing. The existence of these diseases will further increase the risk of complications during pregnancy and pose a potential threat to the health of mothers and infants.
Therefore, women who give birth at an advanced age should have a physical examination in advance to understand their physical condition and reduce the risk of pregnancy and childbirth. Women who fail to give birth at an appropriate age can choose to preserve their fertility by freezing eggs and other technical means.
Risk of pregnancy and childbirth: increased probability of complications
The risk of the elderly childbearing women during pregnancy and childbirth is significantly increased. According to actual data, women over 35 years old are more than three times more likely to suffer from maternal mortality and neonatal mortality than women under 30 years old. This is because the decline of ovarian function of pregnant women in the process of pregnancy preparation leads to changes and maladjustment in the elderly childbearing, which also reduces the defense performance of the body's immune system, making pregnant women more susceptible to infection and complications.
In addition, the elderly childbirth will also increase the risk of maternal disease. For example, the incidence of hysteromyoma, endometriosis and other gynecological diseases will increase with age. These diseases will bring more physical discomfort and pain to pregnant women, and may need to be treated by surgery or other methods in serious cases.
Therefore, the elderly women who give birth should strengthen prenatal inspection and pregnancy monitoring during pregnancy, timely find and deal with possible complications, and reduce risks.
Child health: increased risk of genetic diseases
Childbearing of elderly women will increase the risk of their children suffering from chromosome abnormalities and genetic diseases. Eggs grow older with age, and the possibility of chromosome abnormalities in the process of division will also increase. Children born to women over 35 years old are more likely to suffer from Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities.
In addition, the children of elderly mothers are also more likely to have birth defects and other health problems. The mother's age is one of the important factors that affect the birth defects of newborns. Children born at an advanced age are more likely to suffer from structural abnormalities such as heart disease, cerebral palsy, cleft lip and palate, and mental retardation.
Therefore, when giving birth at an advanced age, women should do a good job of genetic counseling and prenatal gene testing, understand the health status of their children in advance, and make a decision whether to give birth or not according to the actual situation.
Mental health: increased stress and loneliness
The elderly childbearing often causes a lot of psychological pressure and loneliness. First of all, the evaluation of the elderly women in society is not positive, and the elderly women may feel questioned and criticized by the outside world. Secondly, the physical condition of elderly pregnant women may be poor, and discomfort during pregnancy will make them feel worse. In addition, elderly mothers face more economic pressure and energy burden, and need to take care of young children and elderly parents at the same time.
In the face of these pressures, the elderly childbearing women should seek psychological guidance and support in a timely manner, communicate with family and friends, maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, and jointly cope with the challenges of life.
Summary
Older childbearing brings certain side effects and challenges to women's physical health, risks during pregnancy and childbirth, children's health and mental health. When giving birth at an advanced age, women should carry out physical examination in advance, strengthen prenatal examination and pregnancy monitoring, do a good job of genetic counseling and prenatal genetic examination, find and deal with possible complications and genetic disease risks in a timely manner, and seek support and help in mental health to reduce the risk of childbirth at an advanced age and ensure the health of themselves and their children.
