American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Jun 2013
The risk of adverse pregnancy outcome after bariatric surgery: a nationwide register-based matched cohort study.
The aim of this study was to describe the risk of adverse obstetric and neonatal outcome after bariatric surgery. ⋯ Infants born after maternal bariatric surgery have lower birthweight, lower gestational age, 3.3-times lower risk of large for gestational age, and 2.3-times higher risk of SGA than infants born by a matched group of women without bariatric surgery. The impact on SGA was even higher in the subgroup with gastric bypass.
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Jun 2013
Multicenter StudyThe influence of BMI on perioperative morbidity following abdominal hysterectomy.
The objective of the study was to assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) on 30 day perioperative morbidity following abdominal hysterectomy. ⋯ Obese and overweight patients demonstrated an increased risk for periorperative morbidity following abdominal hysterectomies.