Magnesium supplementation and perinatal hypoxia: Outcome of a parallel group randomised trial in pregnancy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 994-1002

  Harrison, V ^a,c   Fawcus, S ^a   Jordaan, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c Mowbray Maternity Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Magnesium; Perinatal; Pregnancybody

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINATAL HYPOXIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STILLBIRTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARRHYTHMIA; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STEARIC ACIDS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 34447343778     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01409.x     Document Type: Article

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