People nowadays tends to have children at older age. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays, there are tendencies that people will have their own

child

when they get old.

Although

giving

birth

in old

age

might come with several problems, it helps the

parents

to have money to cater to their

children

's education, and basic needs and to be psychologically ready for it which I believe outweighs the disadvantages as the childbirth

complications

can be treated with adequate medical intervention,

however

, lack of preparedness can lead to mental illness of

both

parents

. To start, late childbirth comes with some issues which are detrimental to the mother's health.

Complications

like Ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages (early pregnancy loss) congenital disorders, high blood pressure, and chromosomal condition in the

child

such

as Down syndrome.

For instance

, one of the Federal medical health care centres in Nigeria; reflected in a recently published report that; 70% of women who got pregnant at the

age

of 35 years has ectopic pregnancy and preeclampsia.

However

,

complications

that come with giving

birth

in old

age

now have solutions. A scientist has found a way of preventing medical problems with the use of certain medications.

In addition

, one of the very important advantages of having a

child

late is mental preparedness and financial stability which helps

both

parents

to be able to cater for their basic needs after

birth

. when

both

parents

are mentally prepared, they tend to have peace of mind and

also

cater for themselves, forming intimacy together.

For example

, in a survey conducted by World Health Organization(WHO), it was published that women that gave

birth

late in Nigeria are more responsible and care for their

children

more than others. Afterwards, women that gave

birth

at an early

age

abandon their

children

due to

insufficient income and lack of mental preparedness which affect their

children

's education and mental well-being .

Therefore

, waiting till old

age

before having a

child

is better. In summary, despite the several

complications

that follow giving

birth

at an advanced

age

, the merits outweigh its demerits as

both

couples would be more prepared mentally and financially.