A successful pilot launched in the West Country has now been rolled out nationally.
By Matthew HillHundreds of cases of cerebral palsy are being prevented each year after a Bristol initiative to give mothers of premature babies magnesium sulphate.The findings, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, said 85% of eligible women get the drug.Elly Salisbury was the first mother to be given magnesium sulphate when she went into labour at 27 weeks at St Michael's Hospital in Bristol.Mrs Salisbury said: "For me it was the reality of it.
As a result of her work it is now standard for every premature birth to be flagged up in maternity wards. A significant proportion of women deliver too quickly to receive the drug, but Professor Luyt added: "Our hopes are that this will be sustained because year-on-year we can prevent cerebral palsy - probably between 100 and 200 cases a year."Evidence shows that babies can be protected from brain injury by giving magnesium sulphate to women who are at risk of premature birth.The PReCePT programme aims to support all maternity units in England to increase the use of magnesium sulphate.
John Macleod, National Institute for Health and Care Research ARC West Director and professor in clinical epidemiology and primary care at the University of Bristol, said there had been an uptake in use.
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