EVALUATING THE SIDE EFFECTS OF MATERNAL MAGNESIUM SULFATE RECEIVED IN PRE-ECLAMPSIA IN TERM AND LATETERM NEONATES IN 2015 AND 2016

Using magnesium sulfate might prevent the seizure, it could lead to poisoning in
the patient. The present study aims at evaluating the side effects of maternal magnesium sulfate
consumption in pre-eclampsia on term and late-preterm neonates.
Materials & Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive analytical study. One hundred term (group 1)
and 100 late-preterm neonates (group 2) that were born in Shahid Motahari hospital of Urmia University
of Medical Sciences from mothers with pre-eclampsia who had received magnesium sulfate, and as the
control group, 100 neonates from mothers with pre-eclampsia who had not received magnesium sulfate
(group 3) entered the study with easy and available sampling.
Results: The mean duration of sulfate uptake in the first group was 8.96±9.80 days and in the second
group was 27.66±15.23 days and this difference was significant (p = 0.035). In the first group, 94 infants
(94%), in the second group, 21 infants (21%), and in the third group, 64 infants (64%) did not need
breathing support, which showed a significant difference between the groups (p <0.001). The first and
fifth minute Apgar scores were significantly lower in the second group than in the first group and control,
but this difference was not significant (p >0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of the present study depicted that magnesium sulfate administered for preeclampsia
does not lead to neonates’ hypotonia, more admission days in the ward or NICU, and low
Apgar scores.