Tema-Ghana, May 18, CDA Consult – Dr. Mrs. Dorothy Hanson, a Medical Officer at the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH), Tema has revealed that a woman’s peak reproductive years are between her late teens and late 20s, and by age 30, fertility begins to drop—the ability to get pregnant.
“When you reach your mid-30s, this deterioration accelerates. By 45, fertility has reduced to the point where getting pregnant naturally is unlikely, according to Dr. Mrs. Hanson, who recommends that women give birth “not too early or too late, as they all have their respective complications.”
“Women should also consider proper spacing children,” and emphasised that, all else being equal, women should consider having children before their 30th birthday, emphasising that having children at a young age is preferable; nonetheless, the interval between children is critical.
Dr. Mrs. Hanson made the remarks at the weekly “Your Health! Our Collective Responsibility,” an initiative of the Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Office aimed at promoting health-related communication and providing a platform for health information dissemination in order to influence personal health choices through improved health literacy.
The Ghana News Agency’s Tema Regional Office developed the public health advocacy platform “Your Health! Our Collective Responsibility” to investigate the components of four health communication approaches: informing, instructing, convincing, and promoting.
She recommended that children be born between the ages of two and four years apart, when the body has recovered from the last delivery and is ready for another.
She also stated that the body reacted to giving birth as if it were the first time in four years.
Because some women had conditions that necessitated them to limit births due to the high risk of mortality, the IMaH Medical Officer encouraged married couples to consider their financial and personal circumstances.
Dr. Mrs. Hanson did, however, advocate that, all else being equal, young people marry early because having children early allows them to reach the body stature they prefer and experience life more fully.
Mr. Samuel Atuahene Antwi, Nutritionist Officer at Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate, added to the conversation by stating that the reproductive system of women in their younger years generates quality eggs.
He stated that women’s reproductive lifespan evolved during the menstrual cycle period; yet, the fertility of eggs generated at the ages of 18 and up was of greater quality than eggs produced at the ages of 30 and up.
Mr. Antwi also believed that giving birth at a young age was simpler than giving birth later in life, when both the mother and the newborn were more likely to have abnormalities.
According to the Nutritionist, as people age, they lose interest in a variety of activities. Early parenthood, on the other hand, encourages young couples since they have the energy to care for their children’s development.
