Magnesium Sulfate Prevents Eclampsia

AP Online | May 30, 2002| | Copyright

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LONDON (AP) _ Giving injections of magnesium sulfate to expectant mothers who have pre-eclampsia can halve their risk of dangerous seizures and save their lives, a major new study has found.

The results were so impressive that the ethics board overseeing the research stopped the study early because it would have been unethical to deprive the women who were not getting the treatment.

Pre-eclampsia, characterized by a sudden increase in blood pressure in late pregnancy, is one of the most dangerous and baffling complications of pregnancy.

The only treatment until now has ...

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