When conceiving people focus solely on the mother’s health. A father’s health also plays a significant role in the health of the baby during conception, pregnancy, and beyond. While maternal health has traditionally received more focus, emerging research shows that paternal factors can directly and indirectly affect fertility, pregnancy outcomes, and the child’s long-term health.  

A father’s physical and lifestyle health and age can significantly affect fertility and the health of the future child.  

References: 

1. https://utswmed.org/medblog/older-fathers-fertility/ 

2. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9957550/ 

3. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0015028222019938 

4. https://unmhealth.org/stories/2021/03/fathers-health.html 

5. https://www.alliancevita.org/en/2024/09/perinatality-age-of-the-father/ 

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