Some people choose to have their first child at an older age. What are the reasons? Do the advantages outweigh disadvantages?

Few parents plan to have their children later in

life

.

This

is because they can manage their child’s responsibilities and handle work

life

well at a mature

age

.

However

, the disadvantages of planning a baby later in

life

outweigh the advantages, as with increasing

age

chances

of conceiving become less

due to

health issues, and the tendency towards syndromic babies increases after 30 years of

age

.

One

of the most significant

reason

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for

this

is that at a later

age

, both parents will have a secure job as they will be almost out of the struggling period because, at an early stage of

life

, people struggle with good employment options and their own home;

however

, when a person crosses 25 years of

age

, they can easily plan to extend their families, as they will most likely have financial stability to bear all the expenses of their babies.

In addition

, guardians can balance work

life

and

life

at home

with

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mature

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age

, because with time, people develop tolerance towards different situations and get used to their busy work

life

. To illustrate,

one

of my friends, planned her baby in the late 30’s for financial reasons, as she was not reading to bear the expenses

one

could have after their child, and now she easily manages her house duties and job. Disadvantages outweigh the advantages because it has been proven scientifically that with

increase

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age

, the tendency towards syndromic children increases

due to

some genetic changes.

Moreover

,

chances

of conceiving later in

life

become difficult because as the person

get

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older the

gets

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prone to certain health issues including diabetes and hypertension, which complicate the pregnancy and decrease the

chances

of becoming pregnant. A study conducted in London in 2023 showed that after 30 years of

age

, there is a 50% decline in gene capability which is necessary for conceiving.

To conclude

,

this

is completely the decision of parents to plan their baby whenever they are comfortable

,

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because a child’s responsibility is huge, and balancing between employment and home is a difficult task.

However

,

one

should see the complications associated with

this

, as the

chances

of having healthy offspring decrease with increasing

due to

genetic changes and the medical conditions of the mother.