The impact and risk of elderly childbearing on children
With the development of society and the improvement of living standards, more and more couples choose late marriage and late childbearing. However, the impact and risk of elderly childbearing on children are also gradually highlighted. This article will elaborate on the impact of elderly childbearing from four aspects: children's health, intellectual development, psychological growth and disease risk.
1. Health impact
On the one hand, giving birth at an advanced age will increase the risk of diseases at birth. With the growth of age, the function of female reproductive system will gradually decline, and the quality and quantity of ovaries will gradually decrease, which may lead to chromosome abnormalities, fetal malformations and other problems in children. For example, the incidence of chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down's syndrome and Edwards syndrome, has increased significantly in older women.
On the other hand, the risk of complications during pregnancy of elderly women is also high. For example, pregnant women may suffer from pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy induced hypertension, which increases the risk of premature delivery, low birth weight infants and neonatal diseases.
Third, having children at an advanced age also increases the risk of some genetic diseases that children may inherit after birth. With the increase of age, the possibility of genetic abnormalities in parents will also increase, and the risk of children suffering from genetic diseases will also increase accordingly.
2. Impact on intellectual development
First, the relationship between elderly childbearing and children's intellectual development has attracted much attention. The study found that long-term late marriage and late childbirth have a certain negative correlation with children's intellectual level. This may be due to the decline of the reproductive system function of the elderly parents, which affects cell division and chromosome formation during embryonic development, thus leading to the problem of children's intellectual development.
Second, children born at an advanced age may face greater learning difficulties. With the increase of age, parents' physical and mental conditions gradually decline, unable to provide enough attention and educational support for children. This will affect children's learning ability and academic performance.
Third, older children may face greater competitive pressure. Due to the increased economic pressure of the family caused by late childbearing, parents may have to work overtime, and the time is tight, unable to give children sufficient attention and training opportunities. This may have a negative impact on children's comprehensive quality development and competitiveness.
3. Influence of psychological growth
First, the elderly childbearing may lead to the disharmony of family roles. Some elderly mothers may have been at the peak of their careers, and they are difficult to adapt to the change of family roles, which may lead to unstable husband and wife relations, tense family atmosphere, and adverse effects on children's psychological growth.
Second, children born at an advanced age may be more likely to feel the pressure of their parents' age. The age gap between parents is large, which may cause children to feel difficult to understand and accept, worry about their parents' physical condition and life span, and affect their psychological and emotional development.
Third, because older parents may differ from younger parents in educational concepts and methods, this may lead to children's confusion and discomfort in the family education environment. The instability of family education environment may bring a series of problems to children's psychological growth.
4. Risk of illness
First, children born at an advanced age are more likely to suffer from some age-related diseases. The aging of parents will lead to changes in genome and proteome, which will increase the risk of children suffering from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and other diseases.
On the other hand, children born to elderly mothers may be affected in their long-term care time. Due to the large age gap between parents, the health status of older parents may begin to decline after their children become adults, and they need children's care to varying degrees. This may bring risks and psychological pressure to children.
Third, children born at an advanced age may face greater risk of genetic diseases. The increase of parents' age may increase the probability of some hereditary diseases, which will bring risks to children's health.
summary
The influence and risk of elder childbearing on children were discussed from four aspects: health, intellectual development, psychological growth and disease risk. Older childbearing will increase the risk of disease and illness at birth, and affect children's intellectual development, psychological growth and competitiveness. Therefore, when choosing the childbearing time, couples should fully consider their own conditions and the long-term interests of their children to maintain their children's health and happiness.
