Maternal damage caused by elderly childbearing
With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, more and more women choose to postpone childbirth and choose to become pregnant at an advanced age. However, the elderly childbearing brings a series of health risks and damages to mothers. This article will elaborate from four aspects: pregnancy complications, fertility complications, physical recovery and mental health.
Pregnancy complications
Older women who give birth are more likely to have complications during pregnancy. For example, the incidence of diseases such as gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension and gestational anemia in older pregnant women is significantly higher. These complications not only cause potential harm to maternal health, but also increase the risk of fetal dysplasia.
First, gestational diabetes is a common disease during pregnancy, and older pregnant women are more likely to suffer from it. Gestational diabetes will lead to elevated blood sugar levels, increasing the risk of pregnancy induced hypertension, fetal intrauterine dysplasia and other complications. Secondly, hypertension during pregnancy means that the blood pressure of pregnant women continues to rise during pregnancy. If older pregnant women fail to control their blood pressure in time, it may lead to severe complications such as pre eclampsia or eclampsia. Third, anemia is common among older pregnant women. Anemia during pregnancy will cause hypoxia in pregnant women, affecting the development and growth of the fetus.
Reproductive complications
Older women who give birth face more risks and complications during childbirth. The older you get, the elasticity and contractility of uterine muscles will gradually decline, thus increasing the risk of physiological difficulties and complications.
First of all, the delivery time of elderly pregnant women may be longer, their endurance is poor, and they are prone to dystocia. In addition, the elderly women are also prone to complications such as placental abruption, placental implantation abnormalities, postpartum hemorrhage, which will cause greater damage to the mother, even endanger life.
Physical recovery
Compared with young mothers, the physical recovery process of elderly mothers after childbirth is more slow and difficult. As the age increases, the physiological metabolism will slow down, and the elasticity of muscle tissue will decrease.
First, older women are more likely to have postpartum depression. With the growth of age, women's fertility concept may be affected by social pressure, and their expectations of themselves may be too high, leading to increased psychological pressure, which may lead to postpartum depression. Secondly, the recovery of the uterus of the elderly parturient is slow. Because the elasticity of muscle tissue is reduced, the recovery of the uterus takes longer. In addition, the bone density of elderly mothers will also decrease, increasing the risk of osteoporosis.
mental health
Older pregnant women often face mental health problems during pregnancy and childbirth. Older pregnant women tend to pay more attention to their own physical and fetal health, so they are more prone to psychological problems such as anxiety and depression.
First, older pregnant women will face more social pressure and time pressure. Women who give birth later may have to take the responsibility of caring for young children and elderly parents at the same time. Such pressure will have a negative impact on mental health. Secondly, older pregnant women are more likely to feel anxiety and fear. For first-time mothers, the growth of age will increase the uncertainty of childbirth and child rearing, which is easy to cause anxiety.
Summary
To sum up, the elderly childbearing brings many damages to the mother's experience. Pregnancy complications, birth complications, physical recovery and mental health are the main aspects. Older pregnant women are more likely to have complications during pregnancy, the risk of complications during delivery is also higher, the process of physical recovery is slower, and mental health is more vulnerable. Therefore, women should carefully consider the age factor when choosing to give birth to ensure their own and fetal health.
