advanced maternal age

(noun)

Increases the risk of a child being born with some disorders, such as Down syndrome.

Related Terms

Examples of advanced maternal age in the following topics:

  • The Middle Years

    • Middle age is the period of age beyond young adulthood but before the onset of old age.
    • Census lists middle age as including people aged from 35 to 54, while developmental psychologist Erik Erikson argues that middle adulthood occurs from the age of 40 until 65.
    • Both male and female fertility declines with advancing age.
    • Advanced maternal age increases the risk of a child being born with some disorders, such as Down syndrome.
    • Advanced paternal age sharply increases the risk of miscarriage, as well as Down syndrome, schizophrenia, autism, and bipolar disorder.

  • The Health of Infants and Children

    • In the 1980's, the United States increased funding for maternal and childhood health programs.
    • At that time, it was estimated that 17 million children under the age of 5 died every year.
    • Even with the great advances in childhood health that have occurred in recent decades, many health problems still afflict infant and child populations.
    • Without antiretroviral drugs, half of these children die by age 2.
    • Other immunizations that can improve maternal and child health are tetanus immunization of pregnant women and polio immunization.

  • World Health Trends

    • Among children under the age of 5 in the developing world, malnutrition, which results from either a lack of food or an inadequately diversified diet, contributes to 53% of deaths associated with infectious diseases.
    • Finally, health interventions could advance by considering the relationship of national and international politics to the establishment of adequate education and healthcare systems.
    • Maternal health is one of the priorities of global health organizations, such as the World Health Organization.

  • Industrialization and the Graying of the Globe

    • Industrialization has contributed to the growth of the older age population due to the technological advances that have come with it.
    • Since an aging population presents a financial burden, making workers work longer would allow them to be taxed longer.
    • Other countries in the region, including Singapore, Laos, Thailand, and the Philippines already have a retirement age to address these same issues.
    • Worldwide, about 8% of the total global population is over the age of 65, while about 12% of Americans are over the age of 65.

  • Gender and Social Movements

    • The feminist movement refers to a series of campaigns for reforms on issues such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, women's suffrage, sexual harassment and sexual violence.
    • The movement's priorities vary among nations and communities and range from opposition to female genital mutilation in one country or to the glass ceiling (the barrier that prevents minorities and women from advancing in corporate hierarchies) in another.
    • These have brought women together from all over the world and provided considerable opportunities for advancing women's rights, but also illustrated the deep divisions in attempting to apply principles universally, in successive conferences in Copenhagen (1980) and Nairobi (1985).
    • Illustrate how the various waves of the feminist movement helped advance women in terms of social status and equality

  • Aging

    • Nevertheless, even in societies that have a strong system in place to provide for the aged, an aging population poses a significant financial and economic burden .
    • Several countries today are facing an aging population, where the median age of the population has increased and a larger portion of the population is considered to be older.
    • Currently, the majority of the countries facing this demographic phenomenon consists of advanced economies, such as Japan and many parts of Europe.
    • However, for the most part, a substantial aged population leads to a lot of financial pressure on both the public and private sectors.
    • One of the problems that may arise from a large segment of society being aged is a pension crisis.

  • Sexual Behavior: Kinsey's Study

    • In 1935, Kinsey delivered a lecture to a faculty discussion group where he attacked the "widespread ignorance of sexual structure and physiology" and advanced the notion that delayed sexual experience, or waiting to engage in sexual activity until marriage, was psychologically harmful.
    • According to Kinsey, 11.6% of white males aged 20 to 35 were given a rating of three for this period in their lives, meaning that they were equally heterosexual and homosexual.
    • Kinsey further found that 7% of single females aged 20 to 35 and 4% of previously married females were given a rating of three for this period of their lives.
    • According to Kinsey, the average frequency of marital sex reported by women in their late teens was 2.8 times per week, 2.2 times per week for women by the age of 30, and once per week by women by the age of 50.
    • Kinsey found that between 10 and 16% of married females aged 26 to 50 were engaged in extramarital sex.

  • Physicians, Nurses, and Patients

    • The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or other health care provider.
    • Nurses care for individuals of all ages and cultural backgrounds, who are healthy and ill, in a holistic manner based on the individual's physical, emotional, psychological, intellectual, social, and spiritual needs.
    • The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or other health care provider.

  • Postindustrial Societies: The Birth of the Information Age

    • The Information Age is a concept that characterizes the current age by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely and have instant access to information that would have been difficult or impossible to access in the past.
    • The idea is linked to the concept of a digital age or digital revolution, as most of this information is instantaneously available online.
    • The Information Age formed by capitalizing on computer microminiaturization advances.

  • Ray Rist's Research

    • Through observations of classrooms, Rist demonstrated that a student's socioeconomic status affected how teachers perceived that student's aptitude at very early ages.
    • Following the initial year, Rist continued to observe this group of students as they advanced in school.