Magnesium supplementation in pregnancy. A double‐blind study
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 95 (2) , 120-125
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb06839.x
Abstract
Summary. The effect of magnesium supplementation in pregnancy was studied in 568 women who were treated with 15 mmol magnesiumaspartate-hydrochloride per day or aspartic acid as placebo given orally during pregnancy from 16 weeks. Allocation to the two groups was performed according to the women's birthdates. Magnesium supplementation during pregnancy was associated with significantly fewer maternal hospitalizations, a reduction in preterm delivery, and less frequent referral of the newborn to the neonatal intensive care unit. The results suggest that magnesium supplementation during pregnancy has a significant influence on fetal and maternal morbidity both before and after delivery.Keywords
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