nowadays, more and more people decide to have children later in their life. What are the the reasons? Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages?

In modern

society

, there has been a major concern that many couples have delayed parenthood. Some explanations for

this

social

trend

will be put forward, before an analysis of its impacts on

society

and family life is given. A few reasons can be given to justify the

trend

of giving birth at later stages of life.

First

, the labour market is increasingly competitive, and it is a norm that young parents defer having children to devote the whole time in the

first

years of their employment to lay a sound foundation for their future career.

Second

, it is believed that children are raised better by older parents.

This

seems valid due to the fact that older fathers and mothers are generally wealthier, more experienced, and more willing to take the responsibility of bringing up a child. The

trend

exerts both advantageous and disadvantageous

influence

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influences

on

society

and families. On the one hand, children born to more prosperous and experienced parents can receive better and more comprehensive education, and

thus

contribute more to

society

when they grow up. In each household, the parents may

also

reap the benefits of

this

trend

, as their

first

working years are not interrupted by pregnancy and childcare.

On the other hand

, when an aged couple

decide

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decides

to give birth, there are serious health risks for the woman in the prenatal and postnatal period. If any complicated maternal health problem arises, the life whole family would be turned upside down. To conclude, the tendency to have children at later ages is caused by a number of factors,

such

as the competitiveness of the job market for young adults, and both the positive and negative impacts of it can be seen in families and

society

.