The influence of elder childbearing on baby's health
With the development of social economy, more and more women choose to postpone childbearing, which leads to the increasing phenomenon of elderly childbearing. However, the elderly childbearing has a certain impact on the health of the baby. This article will elaborate on the impact of elderly childbearing on baby health from four aspects: physiological development, genetic risk, mother baby interaction and medical security.
1、 Physiological development
Older mothers who give birth tend to have decreased physical function, which may have a certain impact on the physiological development of the fetus. First, the metabolic rate during pregnancy will slow down, and the oxygen supply and nutrition of the fetus may be limited. Secondly, it may be difficult to control the mother's blood pressure and blood sugar, which increases the risk of congenital heart disease and birth defects. In addition, the plasticity of older mothers during pregnancy is reduced, resulting in the limitation of fetal development potential. Therefore, older mothers who have children need to pay more attention to health care during pregnancy, carry out pregnancy tests regularly, control their lifestyle and eating habits, and ensure the health of their babies.
In addition, mothers who give birth at an advanced age usually experience more physiological changes during the growth of their children. For example, menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and mood fluctuations, are more likely to occur, which may have an impact on mother infant interaction. Therefore, elderly mothers should seek medical advice in time to treat and control these symptoms to ensure their own health and the health of their babies.
2、 Genetic risk
Older childbearing is closely related to genetic risk. The quality of female eggs will decline with the increase of age, so the elderly mothers who give birth will face a higher risk of chromosomal abnormalities in pregnant women. In this case, the possibility of the fetus suffering from chromosome abnormalities such as Down syndrome will increase. In addition, giving birth at an advanced age also increases the probability of babies suffering from other genetic diseases, such as autism, congenital heart disease, etc.
In order to reduce the genetic risk, elderly couples can choose to carry out gene screening and embryo chromosome karyotype analysis and other related tests. According to the examination results, they can work with the doctor to develop certain preventive measures or adopt special birth methods to minimize the risk of the baby's illness.
3、 Mother baby interaction
Older mothers who give birth may be more likely to face stress and fatigue after the birth of their baby, which may affect mother baby interaction. Mother infant interaction is an important link in the development of baby's emotional, cognitive and social abilities. Therefore, older mothers need to pay more attention to their own physical and mental health, actively cope with pressure with the support of family and society, and provide a good growth environment for their babies.
At the same time, family members can also help elderly mothers take care of their babies and jointly take care of their children's growth, so as to reduce the mother's burden. At the same time, family parent-child education and parent-child communication are also very important to promote the healthy growth of babies through good parent-child interaction.
4、 Medical security
Older mothers need to pay more attention to medical security during pregnancy and delivery. With the growth of age, pregnant women have a higher risk of pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension, etc. Therefore, it is very important to ensure the health of mothers and babies to carry out pregnancy examination in time and receive the guidance and supervision of professional doctors.
At the same time, elderly mothers also need to pay more attention to their physical recovery after childbirth. For example, problems such as osteoporosis and depression may affect the normal life of elderly mothers. Therefore, seeking professional medical help and rehabilitation guidance is very important for the physical and mental health of elderly mothers.
Summary
To sum up, the elderly childbearing has a certain impact on the health of the baby. Mothers who give birth at an advanced age may face problems in physiological development, genetic risk, mother infant interaction and medical security. However, as long as the elderly mothers who give birth can do a good job in health care during pregnancy, choice of birth mode and medical security planning, as well as the support and interaction of family members, the baby can still grow up healthily.
