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New research found that weight loss surgeries like gastric bypass, if performed before pregnancy helps to prevent future complications such as high blood pressure.

Obese women are at greater risk of facing various complications during pregnancy, unlike those that have a good body weight during this period.

This research published in the British Medical Journal, found that those undergoing surgery to lose weight before pregnancy were at 75% less risk for complications during the pregnancy.

Scientists found that almost 1 / 3 of American women of reproductive age are obese, and many options such as gastric bypass surgery are an option really effective.

During the study found that those who had lost weight before pregnancy were better and more quiet this time. However, there is still much to study regarding the status of the mothers who underwent surgery for weight loss before pregnancy and the baby’s health after childbirth.

Not all women have access to such surgery. But if you’re obese or overweight and you’re thinking about getting pregnant, you might want to lose weight before doing so, this will help reduce the possible complications that may arise in pregnancy your body and your baby.

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It is true that during pregnancy we usually give more taste and a little neglect our food and for obvious reasons, yes or yes we will gain weight. However, women who during pregnancy double their weight, they endanger their health over the next 21 years.

According to a new study by the University of Queensland in Australia, women during pregnancy gained too much weight, and then earn an average of 22kilos in the next 21 years. While those watching their weight during pregnancy, gained around 10kilos over the next 21 years.

The researchers studied the body mass index of 2.055 women before after giving birth for the study.

Thus it was discovered that women who gained too much weight during pregnancy were twice as likely to be overweight later, and up to four times more likely to be obese.

When we are living in an era as beautiful as the pregnancy is real we can not feed properly and missing from our diet any nutrient to avoid risking the health of the baby, but we can not gain weight excessively.

It is best to visit a nutritionist to advise us what we should eat and what foods are best avoided.

Weight gain in pregnancy is not the same throughout pregnancy and depends on various factors, such as pre-pregnancy weight (weight in early pregnancy), fluid retention and the type of alimentación.Todos these factors are evaluated by doctors and nutritionists who according to each woman’s personal history will say how many kilos should increase.

So taking into account guidance and pregestational factor we can say that women with:
* Normal prepregnancy weight, should increase 12 kg. (between 10 – 13kg).
* Prepregnancy weight in overweight or obese, should increase at least 7lbs (between 7 – 10kg).
* Low prepregnancy weight should increase more than 13kg (entre15-17Kg).

If we consider quarterly gain weight for a woman with normal prepregnancy weight is:
* 1st Quarter: 0 – 12th week: 0-1Kg increase
* 2nd Quarter: 13 – 24 th week: 3-4kg of increase
* 3rd Quarter: 25 º – 40 º week: 8lbs increase

During pregnancy is extremely important to have good food and the nutritional status of pregnant women affects pregnancy and the child’s weight at birth.

Undoubtedly, to have a healthy baby, the safest way is to choose a complete diet by limiting the consumption of fast foods (hamburgers, hot dog), simple sugars (candy, ice cream, soft drinks, cakes, etc..) And increase protein and fibers. To attend regular medical checks, be active, remove the cigarette, alcohol and limit caffeine.

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