Pregnancy Tips and Maternal Health Care

The ideal age for motherhood is 20-25 years, as commonly believed, but in the 34. This is the startling conclusion reached by a British study, published recently in the journal Health and Social Behaviour Journal.

After reviewing the medical records of a sample of 3,000 women who had at least one son, Professor John Mirowski and his team of researchers has found that health problems begin to decline after age 22 and reach the lowest level at 34, then back up, “a woman who has first child at 34 years, “says the scientist,” is, from the standpoint of the state of health, 14 years younger with respect to a woman who has had a child at 18 years.”

It must be said, however, that his thesis does not convince everyone, but the author of the report is substantially in accordance with its critics, “to some extent, is better the longer women wait to have children,” says Mirowski. “Obviously, when the reproductive system begins to weaken, it is risky to delay childbearing. We need to find a balance, weigh the different problems. However, my research shows that from a purely physical standpoint, do not worry about having a child after age 30. And this is the most important data. Women 34 years have no reason to panic when they are pregnant . social and economic benefits of delaying childbirth until later in the process of adult compensated aging. “

Statistics also endorse his words, a generation ago, the average age at which women had a child in the UK was 24 years, now is 29, and continues to rise. For every 1,000 births in 2003, for example, 96 were to mothers between 25 and 29: Well, the category of mothers between 30 and 34 years was just a point behind with 95 births per 1,000.

In our country, motherhood comes even later. According to latest statistics, the average age for a child is around age 35, when in 1975 was 25.41 years.