Background While obesity presents specific acute and long-term risks to the pregnant
woman and her offspring, the effects of bariatric surgery on pregnancy outcomes are …

The global obesity epidemic is changing the face of maternal–fetal medicine. One in five
women is obese at time of conception, and increasing numbers of parturients have …

Objective Data Obesity during pregnancy is associated with a number of adverse obstetric
outcomes that include gestational diabetes mellitus, macrosomia, and preeclampsia …

Background Bariatric surgery is a widely used treatment option for obesity that often
provides long-term weight control and health benefits. Although a growing number of …

Emerging evidence suggests that bariatric surgery improves pregnancy outcomes of women
with obesity by reducing the rates of gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension …

Background The effects of bariatric surgery (BS) on outcomes in subsequent pregnancies
are unclear. Objectives To compare maternal and fetal outcomes among women who …

The majority of bariatric surgeries in Canada are performed in women of reproductive age.
Clinicians encounter more and more often pregnancies that occur after bariatric surgeries …

Obesity is a source of major morbidity and mortality and is a growing concern worldwide.
Maternal obesity is associated with increased maternal and fetal risks during pregnancy …

Context Use of bariatric surgery has increased dramatically during the past 10 years,
particularly among women of reproductive age. Objectives To estimate bariatric surgery …

Objectives To describe the population of women having bariatric surgery and compare the
pregnancy outcomes for women having bariatric surgery with a non‐bariatric surgery …