Maternal Bariatric Surgery and Offspring Health: A Sibling Matched Analysis Comparing Offspring Born before and after the Surgery.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Due to the global escalation in the prevalence of obesity, bariatric surgeries have become a popular solution in many western countries. The aim of the current study was to compare offspring health and the obesity of women before and after undergoing bariatric surgeries. (2) Methods: A retrospective population-based study was performed, including all singleton deliveries which occurred at a tertiary medical center between the years 1991-2021. Among women who had bariatric surgeries, the health of the offspring born before and after the surgery were compared. The offspring were followed up until the age of 18 years, and their hospitalization records were summarized. The incidence of hospitalization with either endocrine, cardiac, respiratory, neurologic, or infectious diagno

SUBMITTER: Gothelf I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10179329 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature