title: [Pregnancy following bariatric surgery requires special attention].
abstract: In the latest years the number of pregnant women having undergone bariatric surgery before pregnancy has increased rapidly. In pregnancy, they seem to have a reduced risk of obesity-related complications but an increased risk of mechanical complications causing small bowel obstruction and complications due to malabsorption. This article reviews the effect of bariatric surgery before pregnancy on obstetric and neonatal outcomes and provides, based on the limited available evidence, recommendations for the management of pregnancy in these women.
authors.affiliation: Gynækologisk/Obstetrisk Afdeling, Hvidovre Hospital, Kettegård Alle 30, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark. krta@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Renault
authors.forename: Lise Lotte
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Mette Mandrup
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kjær
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lauenborg
authors.forename: Anne Cathrine
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gjerris
authors.forename: Janne Foss
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Berlac
authors.forename: Dorte Møller
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Damm
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016742:Preconception Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors