What are the effects of older childbearing on mothers and precautions?

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The impact of elderly childbearing

In modern society, with the extension of people's pursuit of career and the change of marriage concept, more and more women choose to give birth after their career is stable, or even postpone it to a higher age. However, the elderly childbearing will have a certain impact on the mother's physical and mental health. The following will elaborate on these impacts from four aspects: physical, psychological, social and economic.

Physiological effects

1. Physical function decline: with the growth of age, female fertility will gradually decline, ovarian function will decline, egg quality will decline, increasing the risk of miscarriage, malformations, chromosomal abnormalities and so on.
2. Increased risk of pregnancy complications: Older pregnant women have a relatively high risk of complications such as gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension, pre eclampsia, etc. These complications have adverse effects on the health of mothers and fetuses.
3. Increased risk of delivery: The delivery of elderly mothers may have risks of dystocia, prolonged labor process, postpartum hemorrhage, etc. At the same time, the strength of pelvic muscles is weakened, and perineum tearing or side cutting is more likely to occur.

Psychological influence

1. Anxiety and stress: Older mothers face more reproductive pressure and anxiety, worry about reproductive risks, fetal health and other issues, and have a heavy psychological burden.
2. The feeling of "empty nest": because the elderly childbearing often means that the child is still under age or has already passed the age of his or her own in his or her old age, the puerpera may face the situation that the child leaves home and lives alone, resulting in the feeling of "empty nest".
3. Increased pressure on childcare: elderly mothers need to cope with the dual pressure of career and childcare at the same time. They are more limited in time and physical strength, which may have a certain negative impact on mothers' psychology and emotions.

social influence

1. The gap between generations is widening: older mothers will be out of touch with their peers in terms of age, and the gap between generations is widening, which may lead to estrangement with their children in education concepts, values, etc.
2. Reduction of social support: in society, due to the relatively small number of elderly mothers, there is a lack of targeted support and services. Family members or friends may also lack corresponding help and understanding due to age differences.
3. Aging problem: The elderly birth also brings aging problem to the whole society. When the child is born, the parents are over 50 years old, and the pressure on the whole family and society to raise and care is increasing.

economic impact

1. Raising costs increase: children born at an advanced age may need more medical expenses and educational resources investment in the process of growth, and the economic pressure is relatively large.
2. Postponement of retirement: In order to face the children's education and future economic needs, elderly mothers may need to postpone their retirement time and extend their working years.
3. Family financial planning: The family needs to carry out more detailed and long-term financial planning to ensure a stable growth environment and follow-up education support for children.

To sum up, elderly childbearing has many impacts on mothers. From the four aspects of physiology, psychology, society and economy, it is necessary to make careful choices for elder childbearing, communicate and negotiate with marriage partners, family members and doctors in detail, and make full preparations to reduce potential risks and troubles.