I don't know if you have seen the movie "Miss 60", the story is about a 60-year-old molecular biologist Louise, after retirement, implanted her 40-year-old frozen eggs into her womb, hoping to get pregnant and give birth.
60-year-old still want to have children? I think everyone will feel incredible when they see such a plot. What I want to talk to you about today is the news of pregnancy and childbirth at the age of 43.
At the age of 43, pregnancy and childbirth came true, and the elderly pregnant women in Anhui gave birth to 6 kilograms of girls safely
This incident occurred in the Lingbi County People's Hospital in Suzhou, Anhui Province, according to the doctor's description, this couple who were very happy, the woman is about 43 years old, recently gave birth to a girl weighing 6 pounds in the hospital safely, and the vital signs are normal, and the mother and daughter are safe.
Not only that, but what is even more surprising is that this couple who are in good health do not rely on any advanced medical means for artificial pregnancy, but at the age of 43, they gave birth to a baby girl through the normal conception and pregnancy process, which is really shocking.
As soon as the news report came out, most netizens sent blessings to this wonderful family of three, wishing the baby and the mother a safe and healthy life. However, some netizens expressed concern and were not optimistic about the composition of this newborn family.
The elderly child is controversial and may face the following three practical problems
1) Children may not be able to get a full childhood
For children, a complete childhood must be accompanied and taught by parents in order to truly establish a relatively correct outlook on life and values in order to better enter the society.
But if you have a child like this, it is likely that the parents will die before they have time to accompany the child's childhood, which will undoubtedly bring great trauma to their childhood.
Do not underestimate the seriousness of this, a mutilated childhood may mean distorted values and outlook on life, and even have a subtle impact on the subsequent entire life trajectory, and have to be paid attention to.
2) The child's mental health will be affected
Although it is precious to have children, but the relationship is still deformed, just imagine, for children who are not familiar with the world, having a parent who is almost 70 years old, the burden and knots in the heart are definitely there, which is a very practical problem. What's more, they may be ostracized by schools and classmates, further distorting their children's mental health.
3) Physical problems will slowly become prominent
In general, fertility recommendations tend to be as early as possible after adulthood, partly because young women are more energetic and have the physical strength to give birth.
On the other hand, young women are often in good health, the body's nutritional supply is normal, the child's energy supply at the time of embryonic is sufficient, and the physical foundation is also guaranteed.
But for advanced-age mothers, the body's nutrient absorption efficiency is certainly not as good as that of young women, which leads to insufficient nutrients absorbed by children during the embryonic period, although the mother and daughter are healthy after birth, but the weaker physical foundation will slowly appear with age. Strictly speaking, this is unfair to the child and irresponsible.
Maybe this strange sound is a bit harsh for the old family, but it is extremely realistic. Therefore, as mentioned above, whether it is doctors or society, it is more recommended that women give birth as soon as possible under the premise of adulthood and legality, which is not only an explanation for the family, but also an explanation for the child, and the age of pregnancy for women is too old, and some health risks and influences have to be faced.
What health risks may a woman pose when she is too old to become pregnant?
Hidden danger one: the risk of obstructed childbirth increases
Compared with young women, the physical fitness of elderly women is weaker, and for surgery with excessive sperm and blood loss, the ability to withstand it is naturally not as strong as that of young women. Therefore, in the process of childbirth, the probability of difficult childbirth will also increase, and it may even pose a life threat to the mother.
Hidden danger two: the egg is aging, prone to genetic diseases
The disadvantages of advanced maternal age are not only in the physiological age, but also in the age of the egg, the egg is generally aging, then the chromosomes inside the egg are mostly aging, the DNA state is unstable, then the risk of malformed fetus, genetic diseases and other risks will also increase.
Hidden danger three: more likely to appear postpartum depression
Pregnancy is only the shortest step in raising a child, and more importantly, it is a long nurturing and teaching of the child's future.
But for elderly women, most of them are not as experienced and physically as young parents, but children need extreme patience and love, in the long-term relationship, elderly women are more likely to have mental health problems such as postpartum depression because of the huge mental and life burden, which is also one of the troublesome consequences of advanced age.
It can be seen that although the old man is lucky, but in some ways, it is actually unfortunate, compared to the normal family, there will be more unexpected difficulties and challenges, but the wood has become a boat, life still has to continue, maintain hope for the future, step by step is the best.
For female friends who have the idea of marrying late and having children later, sincere advice, whether it is for their own health, or for the health of their children, or for the future development of life, this is not a good choice, and please be sure to carefully consider before making a decision.
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