The definition and current situation of elder childbearing
With the development of society, more and more women begin to delay childbearing, and the group of late marriage and late childbearing is called the elderly childbearing group. Generally speaking, elder childbearing refers to the first pregnancy of a woman over 35 years old, or the birth of a woman over 40 years old. Due to the changes in modern society, the phenomenon of elderly childbearing is gradually increasing. According to the data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the proportion of elderly births in China rose from 5.2% in 2007 to 10.1% in 2016. Older childbearing has a certain impact on women's health, especially in terms of qi and blood.
The Influence of Older Childbearing on Qi and Blood
1. Loss of life
With the growth of age, women's ovarian function gradually declined, and the number and quality of follicles decreased, leading to a decline in ovulation rate. When a woman is over 35 years old when she is pregnant, the quality and quantity of her eggs have declined significantly, which is likely to cause infertility or abortion. These problems are related to the loss of qi and blood, because the lack of qi and blood will lead to poor egg development, difficulty in the implantation of fertilized eggs, and easy to lead to embryo termination, abortion and other problems.
In addition, due to the increase of age, the functions of body organs of elderly pregnant women gradually decline. For example, the elasticity of the uterus is weakened, the endometrium of women preparing for pregnancy is thinner, and the uterine peristalsis is slowed after pregnancy. These factors will affect the implantation and development of the embryo, leading to the termination and abortion of the embryo.
2. Maternal blood consumption due to aging
Pregnancy and childbirth are both a process of consuming qi and blood for women, and women who give birth at an advanced age are more likely to have insufficient qi and blood than young women due to differences in physical recuperation, nutritional status and other factors. Deficiency of qi and blood will affect women's health and gynecological diseases, such as anemia, menstrual disorders, uterine fibroids, etc.
In addition to the consumption during pregnancy and childbirth, the prolonged childbearing age of older women means more menstrual cycles and more menstrual bleeding, which will further increase the consumption of qi and blood. At the same time, the elderly childbirth may require more prenatal examination, fetal supervision, delivery operations, etc., which will also consume women's blood.
3. Relaxation of uterine fascia
With the growth of age, women's uterine muscles gradually relax, making it difficult for women to fully contract the uterine orifice during pregnancy. This may lead to increased bleeding during childbirth, or even dystocia. In addition, uterine fascia relaxation is also prone to gynecological diseases such as uterine ptosis. All these problems are directly related to the influence of aging on life and blood.
4. External intervention
Elderly childbearing usually requires assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, IVF, etc. The intervention of these technologies will cause some harm to women's bodies, including the trauma in the process of egg retrieval, side effects of drugs, etc., which will consume women's life. In particular, the drugs used in egg retrieval will stimulate ovarian ovulation, which will further increase the consumption of qi and blood.
epilogue
The influence of elderly childbearing on qi and blood is mainly reflected in the loss of qi and blood, maternal qi and blood consumption, uterine fascia relaxation and external intervention. Women who have given birth at an advanced age should pay attention to protecting their own health, and improve their physical fitness and increase the supply of qi and blood through reasonable conditioning, balanced diet and appropriate exercise. In addition, in case of fertility problems, timely consultation with doctors and scientific fertility assistance technology will help promote smooth pregnancy and healthy delivery.
