In many countries, people decide to have a child at a later age. Why is this? Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Individuals in many nations globally have made the decision to conceive at a much later time in their lives and

this

may be due to the urge to be financially stable and mentally prepared before

child

birth

.

Firstly

,

one

of the numerous reasons attributed to

this

decision could be financial stability. A lot of people are of the opinion that financial abundance is pertinent to

child

bearing and feel the need to make a lot of money and be financially capable before the thought of bearing a

child

cross their mind and in order to do

this

, they need to commit many years of their lives towards their work.

This

can be seen in the Forbes 40 under 40 magazine where all the females without children said they needed to work in order to provide comfortable lives for their children.

Secondly

, most people who make these decisions say they need to be mentally prepared for

child

the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

childbirth

birth

. There are many things

one

needs to prepare for

child

the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

childbirth

birth

and mental stability is

one

of them and seeing that a large number young mothers have become

clinically depressed postpartum

Suggestion

a clinically depressed postpartum

, these older mums take the decision to be psychologically proficient before having kids. Admittedly, while there are a lot of merits attributed to late

child

bearing, I opine to the fact that the drawbacks outweighs the advantages and a major

one

is the high risks affiliated with pregnant aged women. Problems like fibroid, infertility and even death have been linked to

child

the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

childbirth

birth

for aged women and

this

is because of the growth of some tissues in the womb, lack of viable eggs for conception due to menopause and the loss of youth

vigor

forceful exertion

vigour

VIGOR

needed during

labor

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

labour

. Evidence of

this

is seen in the medical magazine issued from Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) which dedicated a page to strongly enlighten women about risks associated with late

child

birth

and showed that 80% of women in their early 40s have lower chances of conceptions and the few exemptions either die during

child

birth

or suffer serious postpartum diseases.

Additionally

, women who chose to give

birth

at a later time in their lives have a slim probability of taking care of these children before their death. With the constant pollution in the

world coupled

Accept comma addition

world, coupled

with the poor quality of food we consume daily, the chance of living a long life has been

declined

Suggestion

declining

greatly. The lifespan of people has decreased significantly as they do not live as long as they used to in the past and most likely would not be able to nurture their kids to independent ages. In conclusion, while people may vary in their opinions, I believe the disadvantages associated with late

child

bearing totally outweighs its advantages because of the

risks

Suggestion

risk

factors like infertility and

also

reduced lifespans that have been linked with

child

birth

at old age.