Date of Paper/Work
5-2011
Type of Paper/Work
Scholarly project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Nursing
Department
Nursing
Advisor
Gay Varecka
Abstract
Infants born very prematurely have a greatly increased risk of suffering permanent neurologic sequelae such as cerebral palsy (CP), a leading cause of physical disability in childhood (Doyle, Crowther, Middleton, Marrett, and Rouse, 2010; Stanley and Crowther, 2008). The risk of developing CP increases exponentially as gestational age at birth decreases (Ancel, Livinec, Larroque, et al., 2006). Observational studies conducted during the 1980s and 1990s found pre-term infants exposed in utero to magnesium sulfate (MgSo4) had decreased incidence of CP (Cahill, Stout, and Caughey, 2010). This paper compares data from several randomized trials as well as meta-analyses to determine whether a relationship exists between antenatal MgSo4 exposure and decreased incidence of CP.
Department/School
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Recommended Citation
Zlimen, Craig. (2011). Neuroprotective Effects of Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate in Very Premature and Extremely Premature Infants. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/ma_nursing/55