Jernmangel og graviditet efter gastrisk bypassoperation

In Denmark, the number of women in reproductive age having
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery increased in the period 2007-
2010. The malabsorption related to the operation implies a
predisposition to macro- and micronutrient deficiencies, which
in pregnancy may influence the development of the foetus. The
article concerns the need for managing the malabsorption
syndrome, iron deficiency in particular, both in antenatal care,
during pregnancy, delivery and in the lactation period. We
suggest frequent follow-up in these patients and intravenous
iron therapy, when oral iron treatment is inadequate.