Social health problems caused by elderly childbearing
With the development of social economy and the progress of science and technology, the phenomenon of elderly childbearing is gradually increasing in society. Older childbearing has caused a series of problems to society, especially in health. In order to deeply understand this problem, this article will elaborate from four aspects: health risk, medical resource pressure, pension burden and social psychological pressure.
Health risks
The risk of pregnancy and childbirth for older women is much higher than for younger women. The fertility of women will decline with the increase of age, and the pregnancy rate and spontaneous abortion rate also show a gradual upward trend. In addition, elderly mothers are also more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, which also increases the risk of complications during childbirth. At the same time, most elderly mothers may need more medical interventions between pregnancy to ensure the health of the fetus and their own.
Not only that, but also the health of newborns will be affected by the elderly childbirth. Increasing age will increase the probability of chromosomal abnormalities at birth, such as Down syndrome, congenital heart disease, etc. This has also brought more health burdens to families and society.
Pressure on medical resources
The increased health risks brought by the elderly childbirth have brought enormous pressure to medical resources. With the increase of the number of elderly children, the demand for medical institutions will inevitably increase. This puts forward higher requirements for hospital beds, medical equipment and medical staff. In addition, older pregnant women generally need more prenatal examination and care, which will occupy more medical resources and increase the already strained burden of the medical system.
At the same time, the elderly childbearing also faces the problem of medical resource allocation. Some limited medical resources have to choose between young pregnant women and elderly pregnant women. This may lead to young healthy pregnant women being unable to obtain the medical resources they should have, affecting the population of normal childbirth.
Pension burden
Older childbearing will further increase the burden of old-age care. Couples with older children have more rich life experience and relatively stable economic foundation. They also face long-term economic pressure to raise children and provide for their children to go to school after retirement. These long-term rearing and education expenditures will make them unable to enjoy the economic freedom they should have in their old life, and increase the economic burden of old-age care.
Psychosocial pressure
Older childbearing also brings social and psychological pressure. In the traditional concept, women over 40 years old are regarded as "late childbearing", which is regarded as abnormal by some social views. This has brought great psychological pressure and negative emotions to the elderly prospective parents. In social occasions and in front of relatives and friends, they may suffer unnecessary comments and doubts, and even cause psychological distress and illness.
To sum up, the elderly childbearing has caused many problems to the society. From the aspects of health risks, medical resource pressure, pension burden and social psychological pressure, we must pay attention to this phenomenon and take timely measures to take regulation to ensure the healthy and stable development of the future society.
