How much does the elderly childbirth harm children?
With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, more and more women choose late marriage and late childbirth. However, childbirth at an advanced age not only poses risks to women's own health, but also has a certain impact on children. This article will elaborate from four aspects of physical health, intellectual development, mental emotion and social ability, and discuss how much damage the elderly childbearing has on children.
good health
First of all, older pregnant women may have a higher risk of complications during pregnancy. With the increase of age, the probability of pregnant women suffering from gestational diabetes, hypertension, pre eclampsia and other diseases increases. These diseases not only threaten the health of pregnant women, but also affect the normal growth and development of the fetus.
Secondly, the intrauterine environment of elderly pregnant women may not be conducive to fetal development. The quality of female eggs decreases with age, and the risk of chromosomal abnormalities after fertilization is also increased. This will lead to chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus and increase the possibility of children suffering from chromosomal diseases, such as Down syndrome. In addition, the elderly pregnant women may have placental insufficiency, which affects the nutrition supply of the fetus.
Finally, children born at an advanced age may face a higher risk of premature delivery. According to medical research, the uterine elasticity of elderly pregnant women decreases, which is easy to lead to premature delivery. Premature infants are generally born with light weight, incomplete immune system, and more health problems and developmental obstacles.
Intellectual development
Older childbearing will also have an impact on children's intellectual development. According to research, when a woman is over 35 years old and pregnant, her child's intellectual development is 5 IQ points lower than that of a mother of the same age. This may be related to the decline of egg quality and chromosomal abnormalities in elderly pregnant women.
In addition, children born at an advanced age may be more likely to suffer from learning disabilities. The study found that children born to older pregnant women are more likely to suffer from learning disabilities such as attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity disorder. This may also be related to pregnancy complications and the impact of poor intrauterine environment of the fetus.
In addition, the academic achievements of older children may be limited. As people grow older, their parents' health may decline and they cannot provide adequate support and care. This may lead to children's lack of family support and guidance in school, which will affect their academic development.
Mental emotion
The elderly childbearing will also have a certain impact on the parents' spirit and emotion, thus affecting the growth of children. Women's late childbearing will increase the anxiety and pressure of infertility, and these negative emotions may be conveyed to children. The poor emotional state of parents may affect children's emotional regulation ability and psychological development.
In addition, older children may face more emotional imbalances. With the growth of parents' age, they may face more life pressure and physical discomfort, unable to accompany their children as vigorously as young parents. This may lead to emotional problems such as loneliness and lack of care.
At the same time, children born at an advanced age may assume more responsibilities in the family. As the physical condition of the elderly parents may be poor, children may need to take care of their parents in the family, thus affecting their own mental health.
Social skills
Children born at an advanced age may be affected in social competence. First, children often need to learn social skills and rules in their parents' company, while older parents may not be able to provide enough company and interaction. This may cause children to be introverted and lack self-confidence in social activities.
Secondly, children born at an advanced age may have a sense of difference when dealing with peers. Because parents are older, their interests and ways of thinking may be different from those of parents of the same age, which may cause problems and maladjustment in children's communication with peers.
Finally, the social circle of older parents may be relatively narrow, and the social resources that children have access to are limited. This may limit children's social opportunities and diversified development.
Summary
In general, the harm of elderly childbearing to children includes physical health, intellectual development, mental emotion and social ability. The physical condition of elderly pregnant women may lead to more health problems when their children are born, and also affect the normal development of the fetus. Children's intellectual development may be limited, and the incidence of learning disabilities is also high. Parents' mental emotions may affect children's psychological development, and children may face more emotional imbalances. In addition, children's social ability may be limited in communication and social resources are limited. Therefore, it is suggested that women should plan their families at the appropriate childbearing age to reduce the potential harm to children.
