Usually women who are already forty years old have at least one child. But it happens that fate gives a woman still a baby in such a mature age. And in many cases, such lucky winners are decided upon delivery after 40, regardless of existing risks.
It is known that even young healthy women can have children with various pathologies and diseases. Statistics confirm that pregnancy after 40 years can be fraught not only with severe childbirth, but also with serious illnesses of the baby. Having given birth after forty, a woman has a risk of conceiving her child with Down's syndrome , because in such mothers, babies get with genetic deviations 12-14 times more often than young mothers. Also, the risk of having a child with heart defects increases 5-6 times.
Late first birth
To date, there are three times as many women in the world whose first birth occurred after 40 years. This phenomenon in our country no one is surprised, because it occurs more often. Late births have their pros and cons. The pluses are:
- more stable financial position of the mother;
- the highest level of education, which makes it possible to make more rational decisions;
- propensity to breastfeeding, resulting in a healthy lifestyle;
- great care for the child;
- passivity to parties and parties;
- a sense of security and security make it possible for a mature mother to be confident in the future, unlike a young mother.
But in addition to the pros in these situations, there are quite a few disadvantages:
- complications in the period of gestation: problems with pressure and the placenta, diabetes;
- birth of a small or premature baby;
- pregnancy fading;
- high probability of miscarriage.
In women after the age of 40, the risk of labor significantly increases, so often in such cases, doctors resort to a cesarean section. Even if the pregnancy proceeds without complications, such parturient women are still considered to be at high risk.
Consequences of late delivery
A lot of women think that it's never too late to give birth. But not all of them know that after 40 the risk of childbirth increases several times. At this age people tend to suffer from various chronic diseases. And already being pregnant, the risk of such diseases increases.
In addition, do not be so selfish and think only of yourself. You need to think about the future of your child: when you take him to the first grade, and everyone will take you for a grandmother, whether you are psychologically ready for this, and whether your child will not be embarrassed by you. The choice, of course, is yours, but before you postpone childbirth "for later", think carefully about whether this is right.