A study by Portuguese scientists shows that “late” mothers live longer.
Women have a new argument for well-wishers with their endless “clock is ticking”, “you must be realized as a woman” and “career is not as important as motherhood.” Portuguese scientists from the University of Coimbra published the results of their research in the Journal Of Public Health. They found that women who conceived their first child later than 30 years old have the opportunity to live longer than their peers who gave birth at “-teen” and “twenty-something.”
“Women who give birth later tend to live longer, and the genes that make late pregnancy possible benefit women’s lives,” the article says.
It also seems to help women cope with the fear that when the late child grows up, the mother will already be retired and will not be able to be a “good enough mother” for him. After all, the same scientists believe that the life expectancy of a “late mother” may have reasons in her successful personal experience.
For example, British fertility expert Lord Winston says: “Women who decide to have a child later tend to have a higher social status and their income is better. They find it easier to postpone pregnancy a bit for social reasons, and it is well known that people with higher levels of education tend to have both higher incomes and longer life expectancies. Because they can afford to lead a healthier lifestyle. “
However, scientists at the beginning of their article make the necessary reservation: it is advisable for women not to “stop” attempts to conceive at an earlier age, and society – to handle the data obtained by science carefully. Because women who are trying to give birth in their 30s and 40s will have to put in more effort due to fewer eggs.
Another study on the positive effects of late labor is published in the journal Menopause. American scientists studied 400 women over 70 years old and found that in the genes of mothers who gave birth after 33 years old, the DNA marker, which is responsible for long life, is three times more likely than in mothers who gave birth to their last child before 29 years old and stopped there. …