As the prevalence of obesity increases worldwide, and lifestyle modification or pharmaceutical treatment yields insufficient results for patients with severe obesity, an increasing number of patients opt for metabolic bariatric surgery as an effective and durable treatment of this disease. Seeing as 80% of these patients are women, many of whom are of reproductive age, pregnancies after metabolic bariatric surgery become increasingly common. Metabolic bariatric surgery has many benefits for overall health and pregnancy outcomes, but certain risks are also reported. This leads to the rise of a new population of patients with their own specific needs regarding follow‐up. This review discusses the various benefits and risks of these types of surgery for pregnancy. We provide an overview of the current state of the evidence and look into future research goals.

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代谢性减肥手术后怀孕：母子的风险和回报


随着全球肥胖患病率的增加，生活方式的改变或药物治疗对严重肥胖患者的效果不足，越来越多的患者选择代谢性减肥手术作为这种疾病的有效和持久的治疗方法。鉴于这些患者中 80% 是女性，其中许多人处于育龄期，因此代谢减肥手术后怀孕变得越来越普遍。代谢性减重手术对整体健康和妊娠结局有很多好处，但也报告了某些风险。这导致了新患者群体的崛起，他们对随访有自己的特定需求。本综述讨论了这些类型的妊娠手术的各种益处和风险。我们概述了证据的现状，并展望了未来的研究目标。