Journal article
Translating antenatal magnesium sulphate neuroprotection for infants born < 28 weeks' gestation into practice: A geographical cohort study
Lex W Doyle, Alicia J Spittle, Joy E Olsen, Amanda Kwong, Rosemarie A Boland, Katherine J Lee, Peter J Anderson, Jeanie LY Cheong
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY | WILEY | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13301
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Magnesium sulphate was introduced for fetal neuroprotection in Australia in 2010. The aim of this study was to determine how often antenatal magnesium sulphate is used currently and its association with cerebral palsy in children born <28 weeks' gestation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participants comprised all survivors born <28 weeks' gestational age in the state of Victoria in 2016-17, and earlier, in 1991-92, 1997, 2005. Rates of cerebral palsy, diagnosed at two years for the 2016-17 cohort, and at eight years in the earlier cohorts, were compared across eras. Within 2016-17, the proportions of children exposed to antenatal magnesium sulphate were determined, and rates of cerebral ..
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Awarded by Centre of Research Excellence Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded in part by Centre of Research Excellence Grants (1060733 and 1153176) from the National Health and Medical Research Council Australia and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.