Impact of preconception weight loss on fasting glucose and pregnancy outcomes in women with obesity: A randomized trial.

Sarah A L Price Priya Sumithran Alison J Nankervis Michael Permezel Luke A Prendergast Joseph Proietto

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

Substantial prepregnancy weight loss in women with obesity does not alter fasting glucose at 26 to 28 weeks' gestation but does reduce a composite of adverse pregnancy outcomes. A better understanding of metabolic changes in pregnancy after preconception weight loss may assist in improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
weight loss
blood glucose
bariatric surgery
glycemic control
pregnant women
weight gain
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
insulin resistance
body mass index
gestational age
birth weight
preterm infants
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
preterm birth
adverse drug
drug induced