Evaluating the Care Needs and Clinical and Nutritional Outcomes in Pregnant Women After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery-A Tertiary Centre Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is used to achieve significant and sustained weight loss. Considerable MBS are performed on women of reproductive age, with limited data regarding risks and management pre-conception and peripartum.

Methods

Our retrospective audit assessed adult women in pregnancy with prior MBS, attending a specialised, multidisciplinary obesity service between January 2018 and July 2022. Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics, including surgical data, anthropometry, nutritional status, and pregnancy outcomes were collected for each pregnancy and evaluated.

Results

Across 189 women and 210 pregnancies, pre-pregnancy obesity (BMI ≥ 30) prevalence was 55.9%, with polycystic ovarian syndrome and type 2 diabetes and depression a

SUBMITTER: Tran B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12722479 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature