Magnesium Sulfate for Fetal Neuroprotection: Correlation between Maternal and Infant Serum Magnesium Concentrations

Procedures for fetal neuroprotection: use of magnesium sulfate.

The Relationship between Maternal Serum Magnesium Level and Infant Low Birth Weight in Hafez Hospital, Shiraz, Iran

Introduction: There is a great deal of controversy regarding the effect of gestational magnesium (Mg) deficiency on fetal growth and the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) in infants. Therefore, this study aimed to delineate the possible relationship between maternal Mg level and infant LBW. Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 180 mothers in Shiraz, Iran. Fasting blood samples we...

Antenatal magnesium sulfate for neuroprotection before preterm birth?

Preterm infants are at increased risk for serious, lifelong neurologic abnormalities such as cerebral palsy.1,2 As the survival of preterm infants has improved with advances in perinatal care,2 the occurrence of cerebral palsy has increased further, since infants who would previously have died now survive with their cerebral pathology. Currently, more than 30% of children with cerebral palsy ar...

Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate Use for Fetal Neuroprotection: Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Turkey

Aims: We aimed to demonstrate the effect of magnesium sulfate for fetal neuroprotection on maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnants delivered before 32 weeks. Materials and methods: The records of 107 patients who were delivered before 32 weeks of pregnancy were reviewed retrospectively during the period between January 2011-February 2016. Patients who were treated with MgSO4 for fetal neuro...

Resident Quality Improvement Project: Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate Protocol for Fetal Neuroprotection in Preterm Births

Postgraduate medical education has seen changes in the recent years, the world over. In Singapore, postgraduate medical education underwent a major transition in 2010 from the Basic and Advanced Specialist Training system overseen by the Joint Committee on Specialist Training by the Specialist Accreditation Board to the new Residency system modeled on the American Residency Programme. This new ...