The Influence of Older Childbearing on Family Economic Status
With the continuous development of science and technology and the improvement of medical conditions, more and more women choose to postpone childbirth. However, the elderly childbearing has also brought some potential problems, especially the impact on the family's economic situation. This article will elaborate on the impact of elderly childbearing on family economy from four aspects.
1. Increase in birth expenses
Compared with young women, older women often need more medical and technical support during childbirth. They may need more assisted reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), to improve the probability of successful pregnancy. These technologies require high costs. In some regions, the cost of an IVF may be as high as tens of thousands of yuan. In addition, older women also need more prenatal examination and medical care during pregnancy, which will increase the financial burden of families.
Doctor Wang from Xiudan Hospital said: "Our hospital often receives some elderly pregnant women who often need IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies, which has brought great economic pressure to their families."
In addition, older women may face more complications and health problems during pregnancy, which will also increase medical costs. Therefore, the elderly childbearing is often accompanied by an increase in childbearing costs.
2. Increase in education expenditure
Another impact of older childbearing is the increase in education expenditure. Because of their older age, children of older parents often have to go to college or enter the workplace later. This means that they need to invest more time and economic resources in education.
According to a survey, compared with parents under 30, parents over 50 spend nearly 40% more on their children's education. This is mainly because the elderly parents have entered the retirement stage during their children's schooling and can no longer work to increase their income, so it is more difficult to bear the cost of higher education.
3. The increase of elderly security pressure
Older childbearing will also have an impact on the elderly security pressure of families. Compared with young parents, older parents are likely to still have to take care of their children or provide financial support after their children reach adulthood. Due to the limited retirement funds of elderly parents, they are likely to need to extend their working hours or rely on their children to support them in order to cope with the cost pressure of elderly life.
In addition, older parents may face more age-related diseases and health problems due to their older age, which will also increase the family's medical expenditure. Therefore, the elderly childbearing will further increase the pressure of family old-age security.
4. Influence of psychological pressure and family stability
The psychological pressure brought by the elderly childbirth will also have an impact on the family's economic situation. Because of their older age, older parents may face more anxiety and worry, such as the growth and future development of their children. This kind of psychological pressure may not only affect work efficiency and career development, but also lead to more medical expenses.
At the same time, elderly childbearing may also have a certain impact on family stability. Some studies show that children of older parents are more likely to have behavioral problems and strained parent-child relationships, which not only increases the family's economic burden, but also may lead to threats to the stability of the family.
summary
The impact of elderly childbearing on family economic status is mainly reflected in the increase of childbearing costs, the increase of education expenditure, the increase of elderly security pressure, as well as the impact of psychological pressure and family stability. Although giving birth at an advanced age is a feasible option in some cases, families need to fully consider the economic situation and the affordability of resources before making decisions to make wise decisions.
