Timing of gestation after bariatric surgery: Should women delay pregnancy for at least 1 postoperative year?

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 331-333

  Karmon, Anatte ^b   Sheiner, Eyal ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Interval; Obesity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 52249102867     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078760     Document Type: Article

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