Factors affecting pre conception health

Smoking can cause….

Infertility in women

Men who smoke…

Have a lower sperm count

Smoking is dangerous in…

Fetus development

Obesity can affect…

Ovulation and make fertility treatments less likely to work

Being underwght can affect…

Periods and make conceiving harder

For men being under/overweight can affect…

quality and quantity of sperm and cause infertility

Drinking too much alcohol can cause men to…

Have a lower sperm count and reduce sperm quality

Alcohol can affect…

Womens fertility

Alcohol is dangerous in…

Development of fetus

Drugs can…

Cause infertility

Drugs can affect the…

Reproductive system in men and women

Drugs can affect..

Fetus development

Men produce sperm…

All their adult life

Eggs decrease with age..

More rapidly at 35

Age can affect…

Likelihood of conception

Age can increase change of baby being…

Premature or having neurological problems

Women should take folic acid..

Before pregnancy and during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy

Folic acid helps prevent…

Defects like spina bifida (gap in the spine from not developing correctly)

Women should take…

400micrograms of folic acid a day and eat folate rich foods e.g. brown rice and green vegetables

Being up to date on immunisations ensures…

A women is healthy before and during pregnancy

Being up to date on immunisations helps..

Fight infections and keep the baby strong

Some immunisations pass…

immunity onto the baby from the mother (passive immunity)