Effect of postbariatric maternal weight loss and surgery to conception interval on perinatal outcomes of nulliparous women

Pregnancy and post-partum outcomes of obese women after bariatric surgery: A case-control study

“…The weight stabilizes during the second year after surgery, thus achieving a pregnancy without significant adverse outcomes is possible. In addition, in the first three months after BS several complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding, anastomosis dehiscence, bowel obstruction, and infections have been described [33,34]. In our study, the median interval time between BS and pregnancy was 44 months and only patients having BS between one and 5 years before pregnancy were included.…”