ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2025
Maternal and neonatal outcomes following metabolic bariatric surgery in the United Arab Emirates.
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backgroundMetabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is recommended for patients with a body mass index > 40 kg/m
methodsThis prospective cohort study recruited 209 pregnant women between July 2021 and November 2022 from a tertiary maternity hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Among them, 99 had a history of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), while 110 had no prior MBS. Primary outcomes were gestational weight gain (GWG) and neonatal birth weight.
resultsThe mean gestational weight gain among women without MBS was 11.3 ± 5.73 kg compared with 7.9 ± 5.61 kg in women with MBS (p < 0.001). Chi-Square analysis revealed a significant association between low birth weight and preterm outcomes with MBS, with significantly higher prevalence of both low birth weight and preterm in the MBS group compared with the non-MBS group. Logistic regression analysis confirmed the higher risk for both low birth weight and preterm in the MBS group. Moreover, metabolic bariatric surgery was not associated with GWG, however, parity was positively associated with GWG.
conclusionsMetabolic bariatric surgery was associated with adverse neonatal outcomes without apparent adverse maternal outcomes.
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