Weight-Loss Surgery Before Pregnancy Helps Mom, Baby

Washington (dbTechno) - According to a new study, obese women who receive weight-loss surgery before getting pregnant are far more likely to have a healthy baby with no complications.

The study was led by Dr. Melinda Maggard from Rand Cop in Santa Monica, California.

What they found was that the weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, helped both the mother and baby a great deal.

It helped the mother due to the fact that the surgery normalized her menstrual cycles.

This allows women to get pregnant far more quicklky than obese women.

On top of that, once they are pregnant, those who had the surgery resulted in having healthier babies with lower risk of complications.

Researchers stated that ideally, a woman should wait a year after the surgery to get pregnant, this gives the body time to adjust.

They did state though that some women were able to get pregnant earlier without any issues.

What they did stress though was that improving fertility should not be the only reason to get the surgery.

Women who had bariatric surgery, compared to obese woman, resulted in lower risks of premature birth, etc.

The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.