Abstract
Objective: Describe pregnancy-related complications after bariatric surgery and their correlation with adverse perinonic repercussions. Bibliographic review: It was observed that most bariatric surgeries in women occur at reproductive age. Currently, there is no medical consensus on the ideal time to become pregnant after a bariatric surgery but, it is advisable to wait about 2 years, because it is a phase of high catabolism. Patients undergoing gastric bypass have a high risk of developing vitamin deficiencies (A, D, B12, B9 and selenium). Furthermore, there may be complications such as intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding, dehiscence of anastomoses, herniations or band eons. However, surgical intervention is beneficial, being associated with fertility in women, who were previously obese, and who had difficulty getting pregnant, in addition to a lower incidence of gestational diabetes. According to a meta-analysis of 33 studies, it was concluded that women who had bariatric surgery of childbearing age had pregnancy with high perinatal mortality, prematurity, congenital and mental anomalies, which may be related to nutritional malabsorption and hypovitaminosis. Final considerations: Thus, it can be seen that the discussion about complications and benefits is appropriate, for there to be, a planning of the care of women and babies, reducing the risk and increasing the quality of life.