Bariatric Surgery and Pregnancy: Healthy Moms and Babies

Many more women of reproductive age are having bariatric surgery to reduce their weight prior to pregnancy.  More and more data is showing us that this weight loss surgery has good benefits for moms and babies.  The rates of many, often weight related, diseases are drastically reduced.  These include a reduction in the rates of:

• high blood pressure
• pre-eclampsia
• eclampsia

Ideally weight loss or bariatric surgery should be done 12-24 months prior to pregnancy.  This can help you get your nutrients and weight loss stable prior to the physical demands of pregnancy.

Related:

• Bariatric Surgery and Pregnancy
• Pregnancy After Weight Loss Surgery
• Before You Have Weight Loss Surgery

_Source:

_{Bennett W, et al "Impact of bariatric surgery on hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: retrospective analysis of insurance claims data" BMJ 2010; doi:10.1136/bmj.c1662.}