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

Introduction: Established risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) include
ethnicity, obesity, and family history of diabetes. Untreated GDM patients have higher rates …

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that all women of reproductive age
receive education about maternal and fetal risks associated with prepregnancy obesity …

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

Background Obese women are at increased risk for many pregnancy complications, and
bariatric surgery (BS) before pregnancy has shown to improve some of these. Objectives To …

Importance Metabolic changes after maternal bariatric surgery may affect subsequent fetal
development. Many relevant perinatal outcomes have not been studied in this postoperative …

Objective To provide a comprehensive review and evidence-based recommendations for
the delivery of fertility care to women with obesity. Outcomes The impact of obesity on …

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 …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a frequent medical complication during pregnancy.
This is partly due to the increasing prevalence of obesity in women of childbearing age …

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 …