Risk 1 of elderly childbearing: increased complications during pregnancy
With the growth of age, women's body gradually ages, and the risk of complications during pregnancy also increases. Among them, older pregnant women are more likely to have serious complications such as gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension and amniotic fluid embolism. These complications seriously affect the health of mothers and infants, which may lead to premature delivery, intrauterine growth retardation and other problems.
Secondly, the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in elderly pregnant women is also higher than that in ordinary pregnant women. Due to the decline of uterine muscle strength, weak endometrium and other reasons, the elderly pregnant women have poor uterine contractility after delivery, which is easy to lead to uterine bleeding.
In addition, the placental function of elderly pregnant women is weak, and the risk of placental abruption is higher than that of ordinary pregnant women. Placental abruption is a serious postpartum complication, which can lead to massive bleeding and endanger the life of pregnant women. Therefore, older pregnant women need more rigorous monitoring and management to reduce the risk of complications.
Elderly childbearing risk II: increased rate of fetal dysplasia
With the increase of women's age, the quality and quantity of eggs will gradually decline, which means that the incidence of chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus of older pregnant women is higher than that of ordinary pregnant women. Common chromosome abnormalities include Down syndrome, Edward syndrome, etc. These abnormalities often lead to fetal mental retardation, malformations and other serious problems.
In addition, the risk of abnormal development of other organs in the fetus of elderly pregnant women is also higher than that of ordinary pregnant women. Abnormal development of heart, kidney, brain and other organs may lead to congenital diseases at birth, which seriously affects the survival and development of infants.
Therefore, older pregnant women need to receive more comprehensive non-invasive prenatal examination and careful prenatal counseling, as well as other possible genetic counseling, in order to find and intervene in fetal development problems as soon as possible.
The third risk of elderly childbearing: increased incidence of pregnancy poisoning
The risk of pregnancy poisoning in elderly pregnant women was significantly increased. Pregnancy toxicosis is a serious complication during pregnancy, mainly manifested as hypertension, proteinuria, edema and other symptoms. If it is not treated in time, it may evolve into severe pre eclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome and other diseases that endanger the lives of mothers and infants.
Older pregnant women will be accompanied by aging blood vessels, changes in endocrine function and other physical changes due to their age, which may lead to an increased risk of pregnancy poisoning.
Therefore, the elderly pregnant women need to pay more attention to their own physical sign changes, regularly measure blood pressure, urinary protein values, and regularly conduct prenatal examinations. In case of any abnormality, seek medical advice and receive treatment immediately.
The fourth risk of elderly childbearing: difficult choice of delivery mode
Older pregnant women will face difficulties in choosing the delivery mode. As the age increases, the uterine contractility of the elderly pregnant women decreases and the cervix relaxes, which may lead to the delivery process is not smooth. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of mothers and babies, cesarean section and other surgical interventions are often required when older pregnant women give birth.
However, cesarean section also has certain risks. The infection of surgical incision, the difficulty of postoperative recovery and the impact on the infant's immune system are all problems that need to be considered.
Therefore, when choosing the delivery mode of elderly pregnant women, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the specific conditions of mother and baby, disease risks, hospital facilities and other factors to make the most appropriate decision.
To sum up, there are risks such as increased complications during pregnancy, increased rate of fetal dysplasia, increased incidence of pregnancy poisoning, and difficulty in choosing delivery methods. Older pregnant women and doctors should work together to strengthen management and monitoring to reduce these risks and ensure the health of mothers and infants.
