Older mothers are more likely to suffer from depression

　    At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science held in Vancouver recently, Professor Muraca from the University of British Columbia introduced her findings: among those aged 40-44, Child of mothers are more likely to suffer from depression after giving birth, five times more likely than the average mother. Anxiety during pregnancy is considered Postpartum The biggest factor in depression.

　　Professor Muraca said: "Although there are all kinds of rhetoric to alleviate the anxiety of pregnant women, it is undeniable that the anxiety of older pregnant women during pregnancy is still at a very high level. They are too worried about themselves and their children. baby of healthy question. Moreover, older mothers may feel lonely and lack help and support, because not many people like them would wait until such an advanced age to conceive. ”

　　Professor Muraca conducted a survey of 8,000 postpartum women in Canada. 10% of the women experienced postpartum depression, and the age of 30 is a watershed. Women who give birth after the age of 30 are more likely to suffer from depression.； Among them, women aged 40 to 44 are five times more likely to suffer from depression than women aged 35 to 39.

　　Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that from 1990 to 2010, the number of women giving birth in England and Wales aged 40 to 44 increased from 9,220 to 25,973, and the number of women aged 35 to 39 increased from 51,905 to 115,841.