Study Finds Magnesium Sulfate May Offer Protection from Cerebral Palsy, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Reveals

EurekAlert! -- SAN FRANCISCO (February 10, 2011) — In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that showed that in rats, the use of magnesium sulfate (Mg) significantly reduced the neonatal brain injury associated with maternal inflammation or maternal infection.

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