What dangers do older mothers face?

　　more and more female Joined the ranks of older pregnant women. However, pregnancy at an advanced age is different from pregnancy at a suitable age. Not only is it easy to make your own healthy Many problems occur, and it is possible that fetus adversely affect growth and development.

　　What is advanced pregnancy?

　　Medically speaking, pregnancy over the age of 35 can be called "advanced pregnancy."

　　Studies have shown that compared with women of suitable pregnancy age, pregnant women at older ages have various disease The ratio increased by 2-4 times. According to the physiological laws of women, fertility is strongest at the age of 25, begins to decline slowly after the age of 30, and declines rapidly after the age of 35. After the age of 44, 87% of women have lost the ability to conceive.

　　10 Risks of Pregnancy at Older Age

　　1. Poor mental state

　　Women over 35 years old have a greater psychological burden when giving birth to a fetus than pregnant women of appropriate age. Coupled with various pressures from society and family, it is easy to put the spirit in a state of stress, which is not conducive to their own health and the growth and development of the fetus.

　　2. Increase in spontaneous abortion rate

　　The chromosomes of older women are prone to abnormalities, so the incidence of spontaneous abortion in early pregnancy is greatly increased. Data show that when pregnant women of advanced age have their first child, the miscarriage rate can be as high as 20% in the early stages of pregnancy, which is 2-4 times that of women of suitable pregnancy age.

　　3.premature birth rate increases

　　Pregnant women of advanced age Uterus The internal environment is relatively poor, which is not conducive to the growth and development of the fetus. Abnormalities are prone to occur in the third trimester of pregnancy, causing the fetus to be born early. Data show that the premature birth rate among women of advanced age is four times that of women of childbearing age.

　　4.breast cancer rate increases

　　The latest data shows that the incidence of breast cancer among women over 35 who give birth for the first time is much higher than that among women who give birth before the age of 30, and the older they are, the higher the incidence.

　　5.infertility Increased incidence

　　A report from France shows that a woman’s ability to conceive decreases significantly with age. The incidence of infertility increases significantly when pregnancy occurs later than 35 years of age. This is mainly the result of physiological and endocrine changes in the body.

　　6. Hypertension and diabetes are prone to occur during pregnancy

　　As age increases, the human body is more likely to suffer from diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Therefore, after pregnancy, as the body's metabolism changes, the rate of suffering from these diseases during pregnancy will also increase in older women. The data shows that gestational hypertension The incidence rate among elderly pregnant women is 2-4 times higher than that among pregnant women of suitable age; diabetes and gestational diabetes The incidence rate is more than three times higher than that of pregnant women aged 25-29.

　　7. Increase in dystocia rate

　　When women get too old, the joints in the cervix of the uterus, perineum and pelvis become hard, making it difficult to expand during childbirth. The contractility of the uterus and the stretch of the vagina are also poor, resulting in slow delivery, prolonged delivery, and prone to dystocia.

　　8. The body recovers slowly after childbirth

　　After the age of 35, the functions of the body's organs and tissues begin to decline. Not only are various postpartum diseases prone to occur after childbirth, but the ability of endocrine adjustments to the body and the recovery of reproductive organs will also be weakened. Data shows that the older you are when giving birth, the slower your body recovers after delivery.

　　9. The child is born with a weak body

　　After the age of 35, women's physical functions begin to decline, and the fertility capacity of the uterus and the ability to provide nutrition to the fetus are worse than those of women of the right age for pregnancy. Data show that children born to older pregnant women, especially their first babies, have relatively weak immunity and are more likely to develop various diseases, such as leukemia.

　　10. The incidence of congenital dementia is increasing in children

　　After a woman reaches the age of 35, the egg maturation process is prolonged, and the chromosomes are prone to aging, decay or aberration, leading to an increased incidence of congenital dementia. Data show that the incidence rate of children with congenital dementia is only 1/1350 among pregnant women aged 25-34 years old, while it is as high as 1/260 among pregnant women aged 35-39 years old.