Late Pregnancy
A Safe & Healthy Late Pregnancy
Executive Summary By Apurva Shree
The instances of late pregnancy are on a steep rise since the last decade. Women are more career oriented these days. As a result, they have late marriage and hence, late pregnancies.
Factors Leading To Late Pregnancies
Besides the above mentioned reasons, some other reasons leading to more and more late pregnancies is improved and fool proof techniques of contraception.
Science Offers Solution To All Problems
The various problems associated with late pregnancy are listed below:
Difficulty in conceiving
Increased chances of abnormalities in fetus
Difficulty in delivery
Risk factor
Older women are more likely to be suffering from certain chronic disorders and decreased fertility, which make conception difficult. Improved medical facilities and scientific techniques easily help you overcome this problem. Science also offers great help in this regard. Latest methods of screening the pregnancy in depth by carrying out investigations like ultrasound and certain blood tests can help detect such defects.
Older women, having a late pregnancy also have prolonged labor and difficult delivery. To counter this problem, pains can be induced to hasten the process of natural labor. A caesarean delivery takes care of complicated situations, where natural delivery can prove risky.
As soon as the woman notices certain symptoms, she can conduct a Pregnancy Test at home, with the help of a home pregnancy kit.
Advantages of Delayed Pregnancy
However, late pregnancy also has some advantages, Women becoming mother at a later age are more stable and do not suffer from emotional upheavals. They are mentally prepared for motherhood and therefore can raise the baby in a stress-free atmosphere.
The Risks Of A Late Pregnancy
A middle aged woman finds bearing her pregnancy difficult, and later on caring for the child gets tiring for her. One must be on the lookout for early symptoms after the age of 35, because of the increased risks attached. The chances of complications during pregnancy nearly double from 10.37 percent for women in the age group 20-29 years to more than 23 percent for women in the age group of 35-39 years.
Let Us Have A Look At The Risks Linked With A Late Pregnancy -
- Genetic diseases are more common in late pregnancies. Late mothers suffer from fibroids, diabetes and high blood pressure. Women with a belatedly pregnancy are also at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Other associated risks are miscarriages, stillbirths and an increased risk of death of the mother after labor.
- Preeclampsia (very high blood pressure) is a significant risk of a late pregnancy. Babies of such mothers are premature or with stunted growth, and later on face problems in social adjustment.
In the long run, such a baby suffers from heart problems, high blood pressure, diabetes and many more health problems.
- Another risk associated with it is a premature baby caused due to instant preterm labor, which can lead to death of both the baby and the mother. Premature babies have other growth problems in the afterward stages of their life.
At present, there is no kind of screening test that can detect which late pregnancies will develop such type of complications. However if for certain unavoidable reasons you are a late mother then go in for pregnancy tests that might help assess your risks for probable diseases. Besides, precautions may also help you cut down on the risks associated with a late pregnancy period.
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