Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Maternal obesity is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes, large for gestational age (LGA) newborns, preterm delivery, congenital malformations, and fetal death. On the other hand, bariatric surgery before pregnancy is associated with a reduction of obesity-associated complications, but also with an increased risk of small for gestational age (SGA) newborns, fetal growth restriction and micronutrient deficiencies during pregnancy.<p class=...