NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF PREGNANT WOMEN INCLUDING BARIATRIC SURGERY

A healthy, balanced diet of a pregnant woman is an integral part for the full development of the fetus, mainly pregnant women receive the mentioned recommendations from gynecologists, because consulting a nutritionist is less mandatory at this stage still in our country. Since obesity is highly prevalent paralleling the globe, especially among the European population but nevertheless it's a preventable risk factor which is associated with negative outcomes for both mother and fetus. That's where bariatric surgery plays an important role, that has increased among women for an achievable pregnancy but being overweight prevents it. I have created a general medical booklet that would be useful to them as well, easy to understand and will bring positive results. This book shows the amount of calories to be consumed by pregnant mothers each trimester, kind of food to go for or should be avoided and type and duration of physical activity. That's where bariatric surgery plays an important role, that has increased among women for an achievable pregnancy, but being overweight prevents it. The crucial part to focus is how many months later the pregnancy occurred and how her nutrition was going. Being a pediatrician and nutritionist it's foremost important to observe mother and baby after the mentioned operation. Because monitoring the diet properly leads to better health in both mother and newborn since this topic is still lagging in research areas especially in European countries and data about obesity among pregnant women is lacking, so future studies would be beneficial among obese pregnant women for the betterment of their health.