The influence of elderly childbearing on postpartum rehabilitation
With the progress of society and the extension of people's life span, the phenomenon of elderly childbearing is gradually increasing. The elderly childbearing will bring a series of effects on women's physical and psychological status, especially on postpartum rehabilitation. This article will elaborate on the influence of elderly childbearing on postpartum rehabilitation from four aspects of postpartum physical recovery, mental health, mother infant relationship and social support.
Postpartum physical recovery
The physical function of the elderly pregnant women is relatively weak, and the postpartum recovery process is more slow. First, the recovery of postpartum uterus is slow, and the strength of uterine muscle contraction is insufficient, which easily leads to postpartum hemorrhage and poor uterine involution. Secondly, the bone density of elderly women may be low, which may easily lead to osteoporosis and increase the risk of fracture. In addition, older pregnant women may have more pregnancy complications during pregnancy, such as gestational diabetes and pregnancy induced hypertension. The existence of these diseases will also delay the process of postpartum rehabilitation.
According to the physical characteristics of elderly mothers, hospitals usually adopt personalized postpartum rehabilitation programs, including reasonable nutrition intake, increased exercise, abdominal muscle exercise, etc. At the same time, regular postpartum reexamination and testing, as well as appropriate medical intervention, can also help older women better recover their physical functions.
Mental health problems
Older childbearing has a greater psychological impact on women, often accompanied by anxiety, pressure and self guilt. On the one hand, elderly mothers face greater psychological pressure, worrying about whether their physical conditions are suitable for pregnancy and child rearing, and fearing that their children will have problems due to physical reasons. In addition, elderly childbearing often causes worries about the future, including their own health status, children's growth and whether they can accompany their children to adulthood.
The hospital usually strengthens the psychological support and care for the elderly mothers in the postpartum rehabilitation program. Psychological counselors will communicate with pregnant women to help them relieve their emotions and anxiety, and provide necessary psychological intervention measures. In addition, maternal support in the family and society also plays an important positive role in mental health.
Maternal infant relationship
Older childbearing has a certain impact on the mother infant relationship. On the one hand, the physical strength and energy of elderly pregnant women are relatively low, which may not meet the needs of infants, resulting in insufficient mother infant interaction. On the other hand, older mothers may face more postpartum depression and fatigue, which will have a certain impact on the emotional communication between mothers and infants. These factors may affect the establishment and development of mother infant relationship.
Therefore, the hospital usually pays attention to the cultivation of mother baby interaction in the process of postpartum rehabilitation, and encourages older mothers to have more skin contact and parent-child interaction with their babies. At the same time, the hospital will also provide maternal and infant care, feeding and interaction guidance to help elderly mothers establish a good mother infant relationship.
social support
The influence of elderly childbearing on postpartum rehabilitation is also closely related to social support. Economic, residential, family and other aspects of social support will have an impact on postpartum rehabilitation. Older mothers may need more family and social resources to cope with various needs of postpartum rehabilitation. However, the society's attention and support to the elderly mothers is still relatively insufficient, which may bring some difficulties to postpartum rehabilitation.
Therefore, all levels of society should pay more attention to and support elderly women. Relevant policies should provide more preferential and supportive measures, hospitals should provide comprehensive postpartum rehabilitation services, and families and communities should strengthen care and help for elderly mothers.
Summary
The influence of elderly childbearing on postpartum rehabilitation is mainly reflected in physical recovery, mental health, mother infant relationship and social support. Postpartum physical recovery is slow, requiring personalized rehabilitation programs and medical intervention. Mental health problem is an aspect that needs special attention for the elderly lying in women. The hospital should strengthen psychological support and intervention. The establishment and development of mother infant relationship need more interaction and guidance. Social support plays an important role in postpartum rehabilitation, and it is necessary to strengthen the support of relevant policies and social resources.
