May 26, 2021
TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) Women undergoing pregnancy soon after bariatric surgery have lower gestational age at delivery, lower gestational weight gain, and lower neonatal birth weight, according to a study recently published in
Obesity Surgery and presented at the European Congress on Obesity, held virtually from May 10 to 13.
Laura Heusschen, from Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem, Netherlands, and colleagues conducted a retrospective analysis of 196 singleton pregnancies following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and one anastomosis gastric bypass. Pregnancies were divided according to the surgery-conception interval: early (within 12 months), middle (12 to 24 months), and late (>24 months).
The researchers found that compared with pregnancy in the middle and late groups, pregnancy in the early group correlated with lower gestational age at delivery (267.1 ± 19.9 days versus 272.7 ± 9.2 and 273.1 ± 13.5 days, respectively), lower gestat
Women need to avoid pregnancy for 12 months after bariatric surgery
A study presented at this year s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) supports recommendations to avoid pregnancy for 12 months after bariatric (obesity) surgery due to an association with adverse outcomes in pregnancy including an elevated risk of preterm birth. The study is by Dr Laura Heusschen, Vitalys Obesity Clinic, part of Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands, and colleagues.
More than half of all female patients who undergo bariatric surgery are of reproductive age, and the resulting weight loss improves fertility, as well as reducing the risk of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. It also lowers the chance of the baby having a high birth weight, which is associated with an increased risk of complications for both mother and child.
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A study presented at this year s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) supports recommendations to avoid pregnancy for 12 months after bariatric (obesity) surgery due to an association with adverse outcomes in pregnancy including an elevated risk of preterm birth. The study is by Dr Laura Heusschen, Vitalys Obesity Clinic, part of Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands, and colleagues.
More than half of all female patients who undergo bariatric surgery are of reproductive age, and the resulting weight loss improves fertility, as well as reducing the risk of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. It also lowers the chance of the baby having a high birth weight, which is associated with an increased risk of complications for both mother and child.