Does a dad's age matter to the health of his baby?

Answer 1

Yes it does. Recent research suggests that a man's age may be just as important as the woman's.

Answer 2

Yes, parents over the age of 40 who decide to have kids have a 1 in 4 chance of the baby being developing a serious mental disorder at some point in life.

Answer 3

Yes it does. Children of men age 40 and older have a significantly increased risk of having autism spectrum disorders compared with those whose fathers are younger than 30 years.
Also risk of rare birth disorders and schizophrenia, premature birth, higher risk of miscarriage is increased.
But some research suggest that the advantages to late fatherhood outweigh the disadvantages. "Research shows that old fathers are three times more likely to take regular responsibility for a young child. They are more likely to be fathers by choice and this means that they become more positively involved with the child. They behave more like mothers, smiling at the baby and gurgling - although young fathers are probably better at getting down on the floor for physical play."
The world's oldest recorded father is purported to be Australian mine worker, Les Colley, who was 92 years 10 months when he fathered a son, Oswald, in 1992.

Answer 4

Not in the least. Men can have babies for a long time and their bodies generate sperm (they aren't born with all of the sperm they will ever use). Women are born with all of the eggs we will ever have and that is where the problems for older mothers come from...eggs sitting on the shelf too long!

Answer 5

See link below:
The quick answer is Yes. But read the article for full explanation. It can lead to several diseases

Answer 6

no it dont my childs dad was 43 and i was 22 and she is fine

Answer 7

Nope.