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What we learned about the role of antenatal magnesium sulfate for the prevention of cerebral palsy
Based on the convincing case control study of Nelson and Grether which suggested that the administration of magnesium sulfate to mothers prior to early preterm birth might protect their offspring from cerebral palsy, and a pilot study by John Hauth et al. at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network, with co-funding from the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke embarked on the Beneficial Effects of Antenatal Magnesium (BEAM) Trial in 1997.
Source: Seminars in Perinatology - April 21, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Dwight J. Rouse, Deborah Hirtz, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network Source Type: research

Intrapartum magnesium sulfate and need for intensive delivery room resuscitation
Conclusions Intrapartum MgSO4 for fetal neuroprotection was not associated with an increased need for intensive delivery room resuscitation in this cohort of preterm infants.
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition - December 14, 2014 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Weisz, D. E., Shivananda, S., Asztalos, E., Yee, W., Synnes, A., Lee, S. K., Shah, P. S., on behalf of the Canadian Neonatal Network Tags: Epidemiologic studies, Drugs: CNS (not psychiatric), Stroke, Child health, Infant health, Neonatal and paediatric intensive care, Neonatal health, Mechanical ventilation, Resuscitation Original articles Source Type: research