Contents:
- Medical Video: The Youngest Moms Of All Time
- Why are children born to older mothers smarter and healthier?
- The advantage of women who become mothers at an older age
- Also pay attention to the risks
Medical Video: The Youngest Moms Of All Time
A study published recently stated that children born to elderly mothers, women aged around 30 years, make it possible to have superior intelligence and physical health than children born to mothers under the age of 30. Really like that? See further explanation below.
Why are children born to older mothers smarter and healthier?
A new analysis, published by the Millennium Cohort Study, states that women who have just given birth in their mid-30s have the potential to give birth to smarter babies than women who give birth at the age of 20 or 40. In fact, this data is used to track the progress of 1800 children in the UK, related to the impact of a mother's age on their development and intelligence and physical potential.
In addition, other researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE) revealed that children born to mothers in their 30s achieved the highest cognitive value, superior to children born to mothers aged 20 or 40. The LSE also concluded that children born to older mothers, their pregnancies tended to be delayed because they (the older mothers) decided to pursue careers.
The researchers believe, this brings positive results, not the results of children who are getting smarter, but the result of changes in the characteristics of the more mature mothers. Mothers who are adults, the more mature their preparation and maturity in taking care of their children.
Alice Goisis, researcher from the LSE, also revealed other causes and factors. For example, for example, women aged 30 who become mothers for the first time, tend to be more educated, have personal income, and are usually in a stable relationship (romance or household). Then, their lifestyle is also considered to be healthier compared to the age of a mother below, even many of them plan a pregnancy with careful preparation.
Compared with births in 1970-1980, a child born at the age of a more mature mother is likely to be born as the third child or fourth child in her family. Well, this can also be one of the causes of lack of attention and affection available from the mother to her children who were born first.
The advantage of women who become mothers at an older age
Research published on Journal of Family Psychology find, however, the parents' preparation, emotionally, in terms of mature age, and income, is important to produce healthy and intelligent children. And also, giving birth in middle age is not the reason for the unequal age gap between the child and his mother. On the contrary, there are advantages that have been investigated regarding women giving birth in old age.
According to a 2016 study of 28,000 women in America, women who had their first child after 30 years of age, 11% had the potential to live to the age of 90 years. It is inversely proportional to women who are mothers at the age of 20 years.
Another study in 2014 also found that women who gave birth after 33 years of age, 50% had the potential to live to be 95 years old. That, when compared to women who gave birth to their last child in their 30s.
Actually, this is not what can determine a person's age, but there are new possibilities that can occur. But unfortunately there is no research that can prove this deeper.
Also pay attention to the risks
Deciding to get pregnant at the age of more than 35 years has a higher risk than those who are pregnant at a younger age. Women's fertility decreases with age. This is because every menstruation, a woman loses a number of eggs (ovum) which is a fetus. In fact, since being a baby, the number of eggs a woman has has been determined and will not increase. So it's not surprising, if at the age of 35 years, a woman only has a few ovums. This will make pregnancy at the age of more than 35 years more difficult.
In addition, the remaining ovum also has a risk of poor quality. As a result, the risk of genetic abnormalities in the fetus increases. Easy, bad seeds will make the fetus worse. Even in some cases, fetuses with genetic disorders will be difficult to survive so that miscarriages can occur.
But this does not mean women cannot or cannot get pregnant at this age. If you plan to have children over the age of 35, consult your obstetrician so that your pregnancy can be safe for the mother and baby.
