[Info] Magnesium sulfate for pregnancy

[PhylisFeinerJohnson]

Most of us know that before you get pregnant, you should take prenatal vitamins with 0.4 milligrams of folic acid every day, and to keep taking them throughout the pregnancy. Folic acid has been shown to reduce the risk of some birth defects by 60% to 70%.

What I didn't know is that MAGNESIUM SULFATE has been shown to prevent additional seizures.

Over the years, neurologists favored the use of traditional anti-seizure medications (diazepam, phenytoin) and obstetricians favored magnesium.

However, a large amount of clinical evidence now conclusively supports the use of magnesium sulfate as the safest and most effective drug for preventing seizures in pregnant women.

Overall, the data shows that magnesium sulfate can reduce the risk of having ongoing seizures by up to 66%.

When compared to other anti-seizure medications, magnesium sulfate has been shown to be more effective and to reduce the risk of other possible complications.

[hootie]

Maybe I need to give my son epsom salt baths again.

I used give him epsom salt baths before he started having seizures. Magnesuim can be very calming.

[Nakamova]

Magnesium definitely has neuroprotective benefits. I take a magnesium supplement in the hopes that it will help (it also helps keep my blood pressure low).