Everyone knows that vaginal delivery brings benefits to both mothers and babies, but not everyone meets the requirements for vaginal delivery, especially 40 year old women who have high risks. So, what are the dangers of giving birth naturally at the age of 40? Let's take a look below.
What are the dangers of giving birth naturally at the age of 40
1. 40 year old women are prone to hypertension, and at the age of 40, it is easy for expectant mothers to experience decreased elasticity of their joint ligament tissues, which can lead to weak contractions and difficult childbirth. Additionally, postpartum women are also susceptible to infections or anemia. From this, it can be seen that the harm caused by vaginal delivery at the age of 40 is very significant. Therefore, if giving birth at the age of 40, it should be determined according to one's own situation and not blindly chosen.
2. After the age of 35, both the toe bones and skeletal parts of women tend to ossify and lack toughness, even forming a fixed pelvic cavity. Therefore, it is easy to have difficult labor during childbirth, and the probability of other complications is very high. In severe cases, it can also cause the baby to have breathing or brain and skull injuries.
3. Women aged 40 and above are considered elderly mothers, with a very high probability of developing deformities, the most common of which is Down syndrome. Moreover, women aged 40 are many times more likely to suffer from Down syndrome than normal women of childbearing age. Expectant mothers aged 35 and above have a probability of 1 in 400, and the incidence is even higher after the age of 40.
