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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Main Authors: Emily Shepherd, Rehana A Salam, Deepak Manhas, Anne Synnes, Philippa Middleton, Maria Makrides, Caroline A Crowther
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002988