Your Body
Mass Index (BMI)
is an important
factor in
determining
whether or not
you are suitable for
weight loss surgery.
If you don’t know yours, you can calculate it here.
By listening to our patient feedback it allows us to drive change, identify service inefficiencies and prioritise resources to deliver improvements.
A guide to pregnancy after weight loss surgery
When you find out your pregnant, you are hit firstly by a whole array of emotions (excitement, joy, anxiety, happiness, nervousness), and then by a number of various questions to ask yourself (am I ready for this? Who do I tell? What do I do now?).
Despite discovering that you’re pregnant being a joyous moment, it can be quite daunting too as you are suddenly faced with the reality that your body is about to undergo changes, and a baby is going to take shape and grow inside you.
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For patients who have had bariatric (weight loss) surgery, finding out you’re pregnant can be even more of a daunting prospect because of the concern about safety - but it does not have to be. The WLS Group created the 12-month ‘Antenatal Bariatric Surgery Support Programme’ to educate, advise and support patients who have become pregnant after weight loss surgery. We work with our midwife expert to help us ensure patients get the best outcome from both their pregnancy and bariatric surgery. |
 Hannah Waller has lost more than six stone after Gastric Bypass surgery and is now expecting her first child. |
Our experience has shown that often GP’s and obstetricians are not fully informed about the management of the pregnant bariatric surgery patient. This programme gives patients somewhere to turn, so that not only is their pregnancy being managed, but their pregnancy in relation to their weight loss procedure.
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After all, reversing a bypass or removing a band for the 9 months you are pregnant is probably not the best option, in terms of health or finance. The programme costs £399 and includes nutritional advice, band adjustments, monthly reviews with the bariatric nurse for specialised antenatal care, and close cooperation with the midwife on our expert panel and your own local antenatal care team. After weight loss surgery, many women find that they have increased fertility and can become pregnant when they’ve never been able to conceive in the past. After presenting with PCOS and years of trying for a baby, Michelle Bowater (MD of Weight Loss Surgery Group) became pregnant in 2008 after losing 15 stones following weight loss surgery. |
WLS Group patients
Against all odds, Michelle celebrates the miracle birth of baby AJ.
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