Older childbearing is bad for children's health
With the progress of society and the improvement of medical conditions, more and more women choose to give birth at an advanced age. However, giving birth at an advanced age has certain adverse effects on children's health.
First of all, older childbearing increases the risk of chromosomal abnormalities in children. The growth of female age will lead to the decline of egg quality, thus increasing the risk of children suffering from chromosomal abnormalities. Common chromosomal abnormalities include Down's syndrome, Edwards syndrome, etc. These diseases will cause irreversible damage to children's health.
Secondly, the elderly childbearing increases the risk of children suffering from congenital diseases. As women grow older, the risk of suffering from some genetic diseases will increase accordingly. For example, older women who give birth tend to carry some common genetic disease genes, such as thalassemia, cystic fibrosis, etc. These genes will directly affect the health of children.
In addition, childbearing at an advanced age is also likely to lead to emotional and behavioral problems of children. Research shows that older children are more likely to suffer from emotional instability, inattention, autism and other problems. This may be related to the physiological and psychological conditions of elderly mothers, such as decreased ovarian function, hormonal imbalance, pregnancy stress, etc. These factors will affect the brain development of children.
Older childbearing is bad for children's mental health
In addition to the adverse physical effects, the elderly childbearing also has a certain negative impact on children's mental health.
First, children born at an advanced age are more likely to face social interaction and shame. Due to the fact that childbirth at an advanced age is relatively rare in society, these children often face questioning and differentiated treatment from their peers, resulting in social discomfort. At the same time, children are also faced with restrictions in some aspects due to their parents' older age and are unable to enjoy similar activities with their peers, which will increase their sense of shame.
Secondly, children born at an advanced age may face difficulties in parent-child relationship. Because their parents are older, these children may face problems such as their parents' physical diseases and fragile lives during their growth, which will have a certain impact on their children's mental health. At the same time, because the elderly childbearing usually makes the intergenerational gap in the family longer, which will also lead to the trouble of parent-child relationship.
In addition, children born at an advanced age may face heavy family responsibilities. Because parents are older, children often need to take more care and support responsibilities when they grow up, which will affect their personal development space to a certain extent, increase the restrictions on actions and choices, and thus adversely affect children's mental health.
Older childbearing is disadvantageous to children's education and development
Older childbearing also brings a series of challenges to children's education and development.
First of all, children born at an advanced age often face a shortage of educational resources. Because their parents are older, these children may face the problem that their family economic conditions are not as good as those of their peers, which may limit their opportunities to receive good education. At the same time, due to the limited experience of parents, they may not be able to give children better educational guidance and guidance.
Secondly, children born at an advanced age often face academic and development gaps with their peers. Because parents are older, they may not be able to give their children enough academic support and training, which will lead to a significant gap between children and their peers in school, and bring some trouble to their personal and professional development.
In addition, children born at an advanced age may also face personality and interest problems. Due to the age difference of parents, the personality and interests of these children may be different from those of their peers, which to some extent will lead to their troubles in social interaction and affect their development and growth.
Summary
To sum up, childbirth at an advanced age will have a series of adverse effects on children's physical health, mental health, education and development. Children may face physical problems such as chromosome abnormalities, congenital diseases, emotional and behavioral problems, etc; In terms of mental health, children may face problems such as social interaction and shame, parent child relationship problems, and heavy family responsibilities; In terms of education and development, children often face challenges such as lack of educational resources, gap with peers, personality and interest problems. Therefore, for women, when considering the childbearing age, they should fully understand the fertility risks and make rational decisions.
