Magnesium supplementation and preeclampsia in low-income pregnant women - a randomized double-blind clinical trial

• Main Authors: Carla Adriane Leal de Araújo (Author), Larissa de Sousa Oliveira (Author), Isabela Melo Buarque de Gusmão (Author), Angélica Guimarães (Author), Moranna Ribeiro (Author), João Guilherme Bezerra Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Preeclampsia is the major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Magnesium sulfate is considered first-line therapy against eclampsia and magnesium deficiency in pregnancy has been associated with unfavourable perinatal outcomes. However there are doub...