Bariatric surgery and pregnancy: maternal glucose and nutrition — ASN Events

Bariatric surgery and pregnancy: maternal glucose and nutrition — ASN Events

Bariatric surgery and pregnancy: maternal glucose and nutrition

Bariatric surgery and pregnancy: maternal glucose and nutrition (108307)

Helen Barrett ¹

Obstetric Medicine, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, NSW

This talk will explore the issues facing those entering pregnancy after bariatric surgery. We will consider maternal metabolism and nutrition, diagnosis of gestational diabetes and other concerns.

Authors contributing to this presentation.

Barrett, H

A/Prof Helen Barrett is an Endocrinologist and Obstetric Medicine Physician. She is Director of Obstetric Medicine at The Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick (RHW) and a Senior Staff Specialist in Obstetric Medicine and Endocrinology at RHW and Prince of Wales Hospital. She is a conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW Medicine and the immediate Past President of the Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia New Zealand. Helen is a clinician researcher and completed her PhD examining the role of lipids in diabetes in pregnancy in 2014 at the University of Queensland. Helen has a particular research interest in maternal and placental metabolism in high-risk pregnancy, relating to diabetes and pre-eclampsia.