The Influence of Elderly Childbearing on Health
In recent years, with the development of social economy and the improvement of people's living standards, more and more women choose to postpone childbearing in order to pursue the stability of career and life. This phenomenon, known as elder childbearing, has aroused widespread concern. However, the elderly childbearing has a series of effects on women's health. This article will elaborate from four aspects: psychological pressure, pregnancy complications, delivery difficulties and recovery troubles.
Psychological pressure
Older women who give birth often face greater psychological pressure. In this period, many women feel uneasy because of the social restrictions on women's age and doubts about the elderly childbearing. This kind of psychological pressure will bring women anxiety, depression and other negative emotions, thus affecting their physical health.
In addition, the physical quality of elderly women is relatively poor, and their living conditions are not as good as those of young women. They are prone to anxiety about physical changes and health problems during pregnancy and postpartum. This anxiety may lead to a decline in the body's immunity, which increases the risk of infection and complications.
Pregnancy complications
Older pregnant women are more likely to have pregnancy complications than young people. Age will lead to the decline of female ovarian function, thus affecting the quality and quantity of eggs. This makes the pregnancy success rate of elderly women relatively low, and the incidence of infertility is also significantly increased. In addition, the elderly pregnancy is also prone to complications such as gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension, etc.
These pregnancy complications will not only have adverse effects on the pregnant women themselves, but also directly affect the health of the fetus. For example, gestational diabetes can increase the risk of fetal overweight and fetal distress at birth, and negatively affect the development of fetal brain and organs.
Childbirth difficulty
Older women face greater difficulties in childbirth. Their uterus, pelvic cavity and other reproductive organs have poor functions, which may lead to a higher incidence of dystocia and fetal distress. In addition, the weakening of pelvic bone and the relaxation of ligaments in elderly women also increase the difficulty of spontaneous labor.
In order to reduce the risk of difficult delivery, the hospital usually recommends the elderly pregnant women to carry out caesarean section. However, caesarean section itself has certain risks, not only increasing the risk of infection and bleeding, but also prolonging the recovery time and increasing the trouble of recovery.
Recovery trouble
After giving birth at an advanced age, women need a longer time to recover. Changes in diet and exercise, physical fatigue and anxiety may cause their physical recovery to be slow. In addition, women who give birth at an advanced age will enjoy the fun brought by their grandchildren for a relatively short time due to their age.
To sum up, elderly childbearing has a significant impact on women's health. Psychological pressure, pregnancy complications, difficulties in delivery and recovery will bring many troubles to women. Therefore, women who plan to give birth at an advanced age should consult doctors according to their own conditions and take necessary preventive and health care measures to ensure their own health and that of their babies.
