Science has managed to determine which is the best phase for women to get pregnant. The indicated period considers the healthiest ages and also helps planning pregnancy at older ages or in young women.
The study carried out in Hungary identified that, at ages outside the ideal period, newborns have heart problems and mothers in their 20s have nerve problems.
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Already in pregnancies of women aged 30 and 40, cases of cleft palate may occur. Therefore, according to researchers, the best period to have a pregnancy is between 23 and 32 years.
This result helps the medical community to offer appropriate follow-up and exams to pregnancies that are outside the period indicated in the results, such as, for example, women who are postponing pregnancy.
Consequences of delayed motherhood
Nowadays, people are planning to have children later in life, which increases the average age of pregnancies. This trend can be seen around the world; for example, the
Japan is structuring public policies and incentives to increase the country's birth rate, which has shown a worrying drop in recent years.Furthermore, this shift in thinking about early motherhood is also influencing the medical care that should be taken during pregnancy.
Research data on the best time to have children
Thus, a scientific study was published in the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, journal specializing in gynecology and obstetrics. After analyzing the presence of congenital and non-genetic defects in births outside the period of 23 to 32 years.
They evaluated 31,128 pregnancies that had non-chromosomal disorders. The result was that the risk of pregnancy with non-chromosomal disorders is 15% higher in women over 32 years old and 20% higher in pregnant women younger than 22 years old.
The cases that affect the development of the spine and brain were higher in mothers under 22 years old.
However, new studies on the best period of pregnancy are actually good news for women who want to delay pregnancy. maternity or who are considering giving birth before the age of 23.
Since, through the data obtained, it is possible to organize a more assertive and thoughtful medical follow-up for each stage of motherhood.
