The Impact of Older Childbearing on Family Stability and Economic Pressure
Elderly childbearing refers to the pregnancy and childbirth of women over 35 years old. With the development of society and the improvement of medical technology, more and more couples choose to postpone childbearing. However, the elderly childbearing has a series of impacts on family stability and economic pressure. This article will elaborate from four aspects.
1. Family stability
First, elderly childbearing may bring unstable factors to families. With the growth of age, women's physical functions decline, and the risk of pregnancy and childbirth also increases. Older pregnant women are more likely to have pregnancy complications and the risk of fetal malformation, which brings huge psychological pressure and economic burden to families. At the same time, with the growth of age, parents may face the problem of poor health during the growth of their children, which affects their ability to care and educate.
In addition, elderly childbearing may also bring instability to family roles. As couples grow older, they may spend less time with their children of the same age, forming a generation gap with their children. This may lead to tension between husband and wife and disharmony between parents and children, and have a negative impact on family stability and harmony.
2. Economic pressure
Older childbearing will bring huge economic pressure to families. First of all, with the growth of age, the possibility of women's successful pregnancy gradually decreases, and more pregnancy techniques and treatment may be required, which will increase the family's medical expenditure. Secondly, the elderly pregnant women need more medical examination and pregnancy care due to the decline of their physical functions, which will increase the family's living expenses.
In addition, elderly childbearing may also lead to the need for both spouses to extend their career to meet the family's economic needs. After giving birth at an advanced age, couples need to undertake a longer period of childcare, and their retirement age may not be delayed accordingly. This means that they need to work at a later age, which increases the family's economic pressure and the problem of balancing work and family.
3. Education investment
Older childbearing will also bring huge pressure on couples to invest in education. With the growth of the couple's age, when their children went to college, the couple had entered the retirement age. This means that they bear the tuition fees of their children and their own retirement living expenses at the same time, and the financial expenses required will be greatly increased. This puts forward higher requirements for their economic situation and family financial planning.
In addition, elderly childbearing may also have an impact on the quality of children's education. With the growth of parents' age, they may have some deficiencies in the support of educational resources, ideas and physical abilities, which may affect their children's academic achievements and development potential.
4. Elderly care
The elderly childbearing will also have a certain impact on the elderly care of couples. With the growing age of husband and wife, their children may not be adults or just adults, unable to bear the burden of parents' pension. Once children become independent, their parents' pension will become a major problem. A long upbringing period and extended career will affect their pension accumulation and pension plan formulation.
summary
To sum up, elderly childbearing has a significant impact on family stability and economic pressure. It may lead to instability of families, increased economic pressure, increased investment in education and prominent pension problems. When considering the elderly childbearing, couples need to carefully weigh these influencing factors and make rational choices to ensure the stability and harmony of the family.
