Bariatric surgery is increasingly used in women of childbearing age due to the rising
prevalence of obesity and the effectiveness and availability of this treatment. Pregnancy in …

Importance Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most efficient therapeutic option for
severe obesity. Most patients who undergo MBS are women of childbearing age. Data in the …

Severe maternal morbidity and mortality continue to increase in the United States, largely
owing to chronic and newly diagnosed medical comorbidities. Interconception care, or care …

Chronic diseases are potential risk factors for pregnancy duration and neonatal outcomes.
This narrative review aimed to summarize the research results on the specifics of pregnancy …

Gestational diabetes (GDM) has deleterious effects on the offspring. Maternal obesity and
excessive gestational weight gain (GWG), often associated with diabetes, also contribute to …

Background Obesity is known to negatively impact fertility and increase pregnancy related
complications. Many women of childbearing age opt for bariatric surgery to lose weight in …

Aim The aim of our review was to present recent studies about the relations between BS and
pregnancy. We divided our review into sections presenting the problems we considered the …

In this paper, we present a transdisciplinary framework and testable hypotheses regarding
the process of fetal programming of energy homeostasis brain circuitry. Our model proposes …

Background Current guidelines do not recommend pregnancy within 12 months after
bariatric surgery; however, there is a lack of consensus and scientific evidence to support …

Patients who have undergone bariatric surgery are at high risk for nutritional deficiencies
before and after surgery if no proper supplementation and close follow-up are maintained …