They say age is just a number, but in fact not the case when talking about the ideal age for a pregnant woman. There is a distinct risk for a woman who wants to get pregnant at any age. Judging the medical side, this risk increases for women over the age of 30 years so as to make them more difficult to become pregnant than women who are younger.
Age over 30 years have now more and more people, especially in big cities as the right time to get married. At that time his career has developed enough financial needs have been met. So also with the psychological maturity are better prepared to live together and have children.
But it was not so with the physical condition of the woman. Women in the age of late 30s tend to have to wait longer if you want to have children.
At the early age of 30 years, the chance to have children slightly less than women in the late 20s. This opportunity will decline again once women aged 35 years and over. Within a year, the chance of a woman before the 30s to conceive is about 75 percent. These opportunities fall to around 65 in the late 30s. This is because every woman is born with a limited level of eggs. This egg is then reduced in quality and quantity. Egg cells in women with older age are also more difficult fertilized than in younger women.
In addition there are several other risk for a woman over the age of 30 years trying to get descent, namely:
- Gradually the risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy or when the embryo grows outside the uterus increases, especially in women over the age of 35 years. The risk of miscarriage is 18 per cent at age 35 and rising to 34 percent at the early age of 40 years.
- Old age is associated with the risk of genetic disorders in the fetus and thus require periodic inspections to detect the possible presence of disease. Pregnancy in older age are more at risk of having a baby with chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down syndrome.
- Caesarean higher level in women aged over 35 years than those who undergo childbirth at the age of 20 years. This is caused by the gravity of the possibility of fetal or obstructed labor in women aged over 30s will increase. The process of obstructed labor (labor lasts longer) one of them is because the muscles of the uterus is no longer so elastic.
- Higher risk of gestational diabetes that only occurs when someone pregnant at an older age. If not treated, the baby will grow larger than the size in general. These conditions can make delivery more difficult and risky.
- More at risk of developing high blood pressure during pregnancy can cause complications.
- Higher risk of premature birth and babies with low birth weight.
- For mothers aged 40 years and over who will have the first baby, the baby will probably be in a position that is not normal at birth.
In addition to the risks above, there are other risks that increase, such as placenta previa, preeclampsia, and rupture of membranes in women who are pregnant at the age of 30 years. Interestingly, the age of 35-39 years is likely a woman pregnant with twins is also increased due to increased levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) to enable the release of more than one egg.
If you are a woman aged 30 years and over and is undergoing preparation for pregnancy, do not let worries haunt you. The conditions that can make a woman pregnant difficult as the above can happen to anyone at any age. To reduce the risks that may occur, identify ways that can be done.
- Health check thoroughly before deciding to become pregnant, such as blood pressure, urine tests, and blood sugar levels. Maternal health examination is also required at all times of pregnancy.
- Pregnant women over 35 years, especially over 40 years, need to undergo a routine examination more often than women pregnant at a younger age. It is advisable to consult a gynecologist in a hospital than a midwife at the clinic.
- Stop action that could endanger the health of mothers and infants, such as smoking (including passive smoking be), consuming alcohol, and unhealthy eating patterns. Obey these restrictions to help reduce the risk of pregnancy problems.
- If deemed necessary, especially if there is a history in the family, it does not hurt to undergo a test to detect chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus.
- The first eight weeks is the most important time of your baby's development. Consultation on a regular basis can allow physicians to detect and anticipate problems that may arise.
- Consumption of folic acid in sufficient levels. If the daily menu is less, the doctor may prescribe supplements, but avoid consuming more than 1 milligram of folic acid a day without a check-up prior to the doctor.
- Keep your ideal weight remains quite moving on.
- Adoption of a healthy diet that is rich in nutrients, one of which is fruit and fresh vegetables and fibrous foods. Limit or avoid as much as possible the consumption of fast foods or processed foods that contain preservatives.
- Consult condition yourself to your doctor if you are 30-35-year-old woman who had sexual intercourse without protection but did not get pregnant for over a year.
- Immediately see a specialist pregnancy if you have certain conditions that could make yourself at risk of difficult pregnancy, such as sexually transmitted diseases or irregular menstruation.
- Through the good preparation, with the knowledge and proper treatment, pregnant women over the age of 30 years can undergo a normal labor to have a healthy baby.
