Courtesy of the University of Western Australia
Male babies that do not have good fetal growth or are exposed to their mothers' smoking are more likely to have a lower sperm count as adults, according to a new study by Roger Hart, Professor of Reproductive Medicine at The University of Western Australia and medical director of Fertility Specialists of Western Australia in Perth.
The study was based on a follow-up of the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine Study), which began in 1989 with the enrolment of 2900 mothers during pregnancy and involved regular assessment of their babies from birth, including fetal growth measurements.