He Maternity delay It is a reality that has gone up in recent decades. Several social, economic and cultural reasons are contributing to this trend, such as the fact that many women first prioritize training and professional career to enjoy greater economic stability to have children even later than 40 years.
In addition, the image of Traditional family And also the pressure on women and some decide that they do not want to be mothers. As if this were not enough, the fact that many face this stage at higher ages makes more arise Complications When conceiving the baby, and therefore there are more fertility treatments, but also during pregnancy.
For all this, in recent years the research that analyze the effects of this late motherhood. One of the ones who most attracts attention is the one led by Mikko Myrskylä, director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPID, for its acronym in English) and Karon Barclay, of the Economic School of the Economic School of Londonwhich appeared a few years ago in ‘Population and Development Review’ and in which it was stressed that this delay could also have positive effects.
Macroeconomic and social changes
The study recalled that the average age of the first birth has been delayed worldwide and that it is now 28 years. Of the data, however, fertility stands out at elderly, in many times after 40 years, and all this has historically been associated with bad perinatal results OA a higher risk of mortality or even the appearance of Down syndrome, autism or some type of cancer.
Thus, specifically, the researchers analyzed data of 1.5 million Swedish citizens and compared several scales and concluded that delaying paternity means that the child is born in a subsequent birth cohort and this can benefit health or educational achievement . “The macroeconomic and social changes They have favored access to a better life, ”says the study, which highlights that educational opportunities and quality of life have increased significantly and that it shows with births.
Among others, they detected that children from mothers over 40 years remained longer in the Educational Systemon average, one more year. Likewise, they saw more cases of school failure in adolescent mothers. Interestingly, they found that they had better health and that they were also higher (something that is associated with greater life expectancy). A good part of this is that, due to the progress of society, they could receive better care and attention and, for example, they had 22% less likely to suffer accidents.
In addition, it was stressed that the children of older mothers could develop a richer language and a healthier link With their mothers, since the age difference benefited that there are fewer conflicts and also allowed “to face motherhood in a more sensible way.” As if this were not enough, the authors of the study associated greater job stability with greater economic security and greater independence, which also focused on dedicating more time to motherhood.
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