What are the effects of elderly childbearing on human body?
With the progress of science and technology and the improvement of living conditions, more and more women choose to marry later and have children later, that is, to have children at an advanced age. However, the elderly childbearing will also have a certain impact on the female body. The following is a detailed description of the impact of elderly childbearing on human body from four aspects: physiology, psychology, disease risk and economic pressure.
1、 Physiological effects
1. Decreased fertility: With the increase of age, the ovarian function of women gradually declines, and the quality and quantity of eggs decrease, leading to difficult pregnancy. According to statistics, the natural pregnancy rate of women over 40 years old is only about 5%.
2. Increased pregnancy complications: Older pregnant women are more likely to have complications such as pregnancy induced hypertension, diabetes, and placental dysfunction than younger pregnant women. These complications may cause serious health problems to the mother and fetus.
3. Increased risk of delivery: Older pregnant women are more likely to have complications such as decreased uterine contractility, increased blood pressure, and uterine rupture during delivery, which increases the possibility of difficult delivery, cesarean section, or maternal and infant risks.
2、 Psychological influence
1. Anxiety and stress: Older pregnant women often face more psychological pressure, worry about their pregnancy and delivery risks, worry about the health of their children and their ability, which will increase the anxiety and stress of pregnant women.
2. Worry about the health of offspring: Due to the growth of age, the fetus of elderly pregnant women may face an increased risk of genetic abnormalities. Such worries and anxieties will further increase the psychological burden of pregnant women.
3. Impact on childcare: Older pregnant women may face greater physical and mental burden during the growth of their children, thus affecting their investment and focus on childcare.
3、 Disease risk
1. Gestational diabetes: The risk of gestational diabetes of elderly pregnant women is significantly increased, which will bring a series of health problems, such as pregnancy hypertension, premature delivery and macrosomia.
2. Risk of chromosomal abnormalities: The risk of fetal chromosomal abnormalities will increase with age. For example, pregnant women over 35 years of age are significantly more likely to give birth to a baby with Down syndrome.
3. Increased risk of breast cancer: there is a certain correlation between the elderly childbearing and the incidence of breast cancer. Research shows that the risk of breast cancer in women who have given birth late is higher than that in women who have given birth early.
4、 Economic pressure
1. The cost of childbearing and upbringing increases: The elderly childbearing often needs more medical care and health care during pregnancy, which will increase the family's economic burden. At the same time, elderly mothers also need to spend more time and energy to take care of their children.
2. Time pressure of education: Older mothers often need to make difficult choices between career and childcare. They may need more time to focus on their children's education, which requires giving up some career development opportunities.
3. Pension pressure: Older mothers may have entered old age after their children grow up, which also means that they may face more pension pressure and economic problems in the process of child rearing.
Summary
The impact of elderly childbearing on women's body is multifaceted, including physiological, psychological, disease risk and economic pressure. With the increase of age, fertility decreases, and pregnancy complications and delivery risks increase; At the same time, elderly pregnant women face anxiety and pressure, worry about the health of their offspring, and may also be affected by diseases such as gestational diabetes; The economic pressure cannot be ignored. Therefore, when considering elder childbearing, women should fully understand these effects and make wise decisions under the guidance of doctors.
