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OB: Magnesium Sulfate May Prevent CPFrom: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)Thu Jan 31 09:51:20 2008
Study: Giving moms magnesium sulfate cuts risk of cerebral palsy in extreme premature babies Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth, new research shows. The mineral compound, also known as Epsom salts, is already used to treat preganancy-related high blood pressure and to stop early labor. Doctors should consider giving it to women about to deliver an extremely preterm infant, said one of the researchers, Dr. John Thorp of the University of North Carolina. The research was led by Dr. Dwight Rouse at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was presented Thursday at a meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Dallas. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/america/NA-MED-US-Pregnancy-Cerebral-Palsy.php Medicine Swings Like A Pendulum Do ... Art
-- art fougner, md "May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
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