But, as this example suggests, the impact of parental age on a child’s welfare will vary from one culture to another. Becoming a mother at 70 is more acceptable for someone living in a joint family than it would be for Western couples living in their own home without close relatives or friends nearby.
但是，正如这个例子所表明的，在不同的文化中，父母的年龄对孩子的福利影响是有所不同的。生活在一个互相关联的大家庭里的70多岁的人成为一个母亲，比起住在自己家里又没有近亲或朋友住在附近的西方夫妇，要更容易被人接受。