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Table 3 Pre-pregnancy characteristics and pregnancy and neonatal outcomes according to adherence to the NAM recommendations for gestational weight gain

From: Pregnancy after bariatric surgeries; best time, gestational, and neonatal outcomes

 

Weight gain during pregnancy

adherence to the NAM recommendations

P

Inadequate

85

Adequate

75

Excessive

40

Age

37 (19–59)

42 (29–59)

39 (19–59)

0.008

Pre-pregnancy BMI

37 (19–59)

42 (29–59)

39 (19–59)

0.008

BMI at conception

25 (20–30)

25 (20–30)

25 (20–30)

0.71

TBWL from surgery to conception

32 (15–59)

33 (20–59)

36 (19–59)

0.059

Time from bariatric surgery to pregnancy in months

16 (5–30)

25 (5–30)

26 (10–30)

0.006

Performed bariatric surgery

RYGB

78 (91.8%)

43 (57.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 < 0.001

OAGB

6 (7.1%)

21 (28.0%)

6 (15.0%)

 

SG

1 (1.2%)

11 (14.7%)

34 (85.0%)

 

Parity

0

9 (10.6%)

7 (9.3%)

13 (32.5%)

0.056

1

33 (38.8%)

35 (46.7%)

12 (30.0%)

 

2

28 (32.9%)

25 (33.3%)

11 (27.5%)

 

3

10 (11.8%)

6 (8.0%)

3 (7.5%)

 

4

4 (4.7%)

2 (2.7%)

0 (0.0%)

 

5

1 (1.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.5%)

 

Preterm birth

Absent

73 (85.9%)

71 (94.7%)

36 (90.0%)

0.181

Present

12 (14.1%)

4 (5.3%)

4 (10.0%)

 

Gestational age

275 (245–288)

281 (250–288)

282 (250–288)

 < 0.001

Neonatal birth weight

3274 (2579–3979)

3375 (2579–3979)

3375 (2300–3979)

0.001