Is 34-year-old pregnancy considered advanced maternal age?

With the continuous improvement of living standards, women now pay more and more attention to the maintenance of their bodies, so their physical fitness is getting better and better in life. In our country, there are still many women in their fifties who give birth to children, but these women are generally considered elderly mothers. We often hear about elderly mothers in normal times, but we don’t know much about their specific ages. If you get pregnant at the age of 34, is it considered an elderly mother?

34 years old is not considered an advanced maternal age. In medicine, there is a very clear age limit for older mothers, which refers to those who are over 35 years old or those who get pregnant for the first time after 34 years old. In addition to the concept of age, there is another important condition, which is "first pregnancy". Because when women give birth to their first child, their pelvis will have a very strong pulling feeling, this pulling will also force the pelvis to open. Therefore, the delivery process of the first child is generally longer and more painful. When giving birth to the second child, since the pelvis has been opened once, the probability of a natural birth is much greater than the first child.

What are the precautions for older mothers to give birth to a second child?

1. Older women who want to have a second child should first undergo a pre-pregnancy check-up. After the check-up, it is best to make plans to have a second child only after every indicator meets the standard. Before pregnancy, you can have your thyroid function checked and some common virus antibodies screened. Doing a good pre-pregnancy physical examination is very important to ensure the health of the fetus after pregnancy.

2. The best age to have a baby is 24 to 27 years old. After the age of 35, the ovarian function of the human body will gradually decline, and the chances of fallopian tube blockage and intrauterine inflammation will increase. For older women with infertility, it is necessary to prescribe the right medicine and treat the diseases that cause infertility in time.

3. For older women who are preparing to become pregnant, they should also pay attention to controlling their weight in daily life, because obese women are more likely to develop high blood pressure and diabetes during pregnancy. Therefore, for older women who are preparing to become pregnant, they should adjust their diet before pregnancy, strengthen nutrition in moderation, try to avoid overnutrition, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, eat less high-fat and high-sugar foods, and try to control their weight within a normal range.

4. For older women who are preparing to become pregnant, the possibility of fetal neural tube defects increases. Therefore, it is best to take folic acid supplements in the three months before pregnancy to prevent the occurrence of fetal neural tube defects. Folic acid should be taken until three months of pregnancy.

5. For older women who are preparing to become pregnant, they should also be careful to avoid contact with pets, because pets may carry parasites, such as Toxoplasma gondii. If older pregnant women are infected with these parasites, it may lead to miscarriage, stillbirth and decreased fetal vision.

6. For older women who are preparing to get pregnant, they should try to avoid secondhand smoke in their daily lives, because the nicotine and alkali contained in cigarettes may cause miscarriage, premature birth, and fetal malformations after absorption. Therefore, for older women who are preparing to get pregnant, it is best to stay away from secondhand smoke.

7. In addition, for older women who are preparing for pregnancy, it is best to have less contact with computers, because computers have radiation that can affect the growth of the fetus. Also, be careful to avoid using nail polish and other cosmetics that are harmful to the fetus.