Antenatal magnesium sulphate and adverse neonatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND:There is widespread, increasing use of magnesium sulphate in obstetric practice for pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and preterm fetal neuroprotection; benefit for preventing preterm labour and birth (tocolysis) is unproven. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002988 |