The harm of old age childbirth to children
In recent years, with the development of society and the improvement of living standards, more and more couples choose to postpone childbearing, and the elderly childbearing has become a trend. However, the elderly childbearing has certain impact and harm on the physical and mental development of children. This article will elaborate on the damage to children caused by elderly childbirth from four aspects: physical health, intellectual development, emotional behavior and parent-child relationship, and propose ways to reduce risks.
good health
The damage to children's health caused by elder childbirth is mainly manifested in the following aspects:
First, a child's weight and height at birth are often low. As the mother's age increases, the mother's oxygen supply and nutrition are insufficient during pregnancy, which is likely to lead to slow growth and low birth weight.
Second, the risk of genetic diseases increases. With the increase of age, the possibility of maternal carrying genetic diseases also increases. These diseases may be passed on to children, increasing the risk of children's disease.
Third, children are prone to physical dysplasia during their growth. Older mothers and slower fetuses may lead to significant differences in children's physical development, affecting their health.
Intellectual development
Older childbearing also has a certain impact on children's intellectual development:
First, children's intellectual development may be limited. As the mother's age increases, the child may have chromosome abnormalities during fertilization, such as Down's syndrome, which will affect the child's intellectual development.
Second, older mothers are more likely to suffer from diseases such as gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Without timely treatment and control, children's intellectual development may be affected.
Third, children may face learning difficulties. When older mothers educate their children, it may be difficult for them to give full attention and guidance to their children due to their own age restrictions, which will have a certain impact on their children's learning ability.
Emotional behavior
Older childbearing also has certain impact on children's emotional behavior:
First, the generation gap caused by the age difference between parents. The large age gap between the elderly parents and their children often means the existence of a generation gap, which may lead to poor communication between parents and children, and bring troubles to children's emotional development.
Second, parents lack energy. Due to the growth of age and changes in physical conditions, elderly parents may not have enough energy to take care of their children, which may lead to emotional instability of children.
Third, the increase of family pressure. Due to the health risks and economic pressure that may be brought about by the elderly childbirth, family pressure may have a certain negative impact on children's mental health.
Parent-child relationship
Older childbearing will also have a certain impact on the parent-child relationship between children and parents:
First, parents may lack company time. Older parents often need more balance between career and family, which may lead them to be unable to give enough company time to their children, affecting the establishment of parent-child relationship.
Second, parents may have different attitudes and ways in raising children. Older parents and young parents may have different ideas and ways of raising children, which may lead to tension and conflict in parent-child relationship.
Third, older parents may face greater life pressure and fatigue, which may affect their attention and care for their children, thus affecting the quality of parent-child relationship.
To sum up, the harm of elderly childbearing to children is mainly reflected in physical health, intellectual development, emotional behavior and parent-child relationship. In order to reduce these risks, couples planning to give birth at an advanced age should consult their doctors in advance, receive systematic physical examination and genetic counseling, actively adjust their lifestyle, keep healthy, and reasonably arrange their children's education and family life to provide a good growth environment and parent-child relationship.
