What are the risks for older women?

Older women refer to those who are expected to give birth over 35 years old, not those who are over 35 years old when they are pregnant. Older women are at greater risk because both husband and wife are older. The risks of elderly women include the following aspects: First, the probability of pregnancy is relatively low, because the quality of sperm and eggs will decrease with age, so the probability of pregnancy will decrease. Second, even if you can get pregnant normally, the risk of fetal malformation during pregnancy is higher because the quality of sperm and eggs is relatively poor. It is easy to be influenced by external factors, so it is easy to have chromosomal abnormalities and structural abnormalities. Third, dystocia is prone to occur during childbirth, because the physical strength and energy of elderly women are not as good as that of ordinary women. Fourth, postpartum hemorrhage and amniotic fluid embolism are prone to occur during childbirth.

pregnant woman

Older women are at great risk of getting pregnant. Common diseases include hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus, intrauterine death, placental abruption and placenta previa. Women who are pregnant over 37 years old are called elderly pregnant women. Because the probability of various pregnancy complications over the age of 37 will increase significantly. The most common is hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy. Pregnancy induced hypertension can lead to intrauterine growth retardation, intrauterine death and placental abruption. However, due to the increase of age, the insulin sensitivity in the body decreases, and gestational diabetes mellitus is more likely to occur. Once gestational diabetes occurs, the possibility of fetal macrosomia will increase significantly. For pregnant women, the probability of dystocia is also relatively high. Moreover, the older you get, the more likely sperm and eggs will be deformed, and fertilized eggs may have early embryo stagnation, fetal malformation and intrauterine stillbirth in the third trimester of pregnancy.