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Fertility Windows:
As many know, there are optimal ages to conceive and birth children; optimal for both the health of the mother during pregnancy and labour, and the quality of the child's health/ genetics.
Most people unfortunately only focus on a single age factor: advanced age of the mother.
However, the advanced age of the father, as well as the premature age of both the mother and father, also have a huge impact.
In summary, the optimal fertility window is 18-35 years old, with the golden years between 20-24 years old, for both males and females.
Below are some studies listing the major risks associated with having children outside this window. It should be noted that this is only increased risks, not a guarantee it will actually occur to you.
Being smart, healthy and attentive can overcome odds.
Adolescent pregnancy (12-17) has increased risks of: ¹
—preterm births, foetal growth restriction, low birth-weight, episiotomy, uterine revision, low APGAR score (poor birth health), cephalopelvic disproportion, chronic/ gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, postpartum haemorrhage, anaemia, cervical laceration, low urinary tract infection, humeral dystocic presentations (shoulders stuck), stillbirth, neonatal death and death (mother).
Advanced maternal age pregnancy (35+) has increased risks of: ¹ ²
—infertility, preterm births,, chromosomal issues (genetic disorders, down-syndrome, etc), emergency caesarean, intrauterine growth restriction, low birth-weight, congenital anomaly, gestational diabetes mellitus, low APGAR score (poor birth health), placental abruption, chronic/ gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, postpartum haemorrhage, placenta praevia, vasa praevia, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, abnormality of fetal presentation, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, stillbirth, neonatal death and death (mother).
Adolescent siring (12-17) has no increased risks:
—can't find any studies that suggest there is any risks associated with very young aged fathers, as there is no genetic risks and fathers don't carry the child; so risks from an undeveloped body aren't applicable. Very young aged mothers have no genetic risks either, but carry significant risks to their health and the child's health (even into adulthood) due to an undeveloped body.
Advanced paternal age siring (35+) has increased risks of: ¹
—infertility, schizophrenia, sperm DNA damage, high rate of mutations (causes a plethora of defects (basically everything here is caused by this)), accumulated chromosomal aberrations, preterm births, low birth-weight, low APGAR score (poor birth health), birth defects, increased cancer risk in offspring (breast, prostate, nervous system, etc), congenital heart defects, retinoblastoma, autosomal dominant diseases, achondroplasia, childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, cleft lip, cleft palate, stillbirth snd neonatal death.
Summarize:
—Adolescent Maternal Age: risk for poor health of mother and child.
—Advanced Maternal Age: risk for poor health of mother and child; risk for poor genetics of child.
—Adolescent Paternal Age: none.
—Advanced Paternal Age: severe risk for poor genetics of child.
BY Faith And Folk
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