title: Management of Pregnancy in Women Who Have Undergone Bariatric Surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  As the problem of obesity continues to grow, more patients are choosing to undergo bariatric surgery to lose weight and treat comorbidities, such as diabetes. Of the more than 200,000 procedures performed each year, 80% are in women, many of reproductive age. Taking care of a pregnant woman who has undergone bariatric surgery requires understanding of the risks, the need for additional surveillance, and the limitations of our knowledge about how bariatric surgery affects pregnancy.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aims of this study were to review the current literature on bariatric surgery and pregnancy and summarize the important evidence to help the obstetrician care for a pregnant woman after bariatric surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Evidence for this review was acquired using PubMed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pregnancy after bariatric surgery is safe and may be associated with improved pregnancy outcomes; however, more research is needed to better understand how to manage pregnant women with a history of bariatric surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obstetricians will increasingly be caring for women who have undergone bariatric surgery and subsequently become pregnant.
authors.affiliation: Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Cara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dolin
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Akuezunkpa O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ude Welcome
authors.affiliation: Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
authors.forename: Aaron B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Caughey
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D020379:Risk Adjustment