Preterm birth: Magnesium sulphate cuts cerebral palsy risk

Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 14:14 in Health & Medicine

Magnesium sulphate protects very premature babies from cerebral palsy, a new study shows. The findings of this Cochrane Review could help reduce incidence of the disabling condition, which currently affects around one in every 500 newborn babies overall, but up to one-in-ten very premature babies (28 weeks of gestation)...

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