[The role of magnesium in premature labor]

The authors have applied i.v. magnesium sulphate treatment in 161 valuable cases at older than 20 weeks threat partus immaturus respectively at partus praematurua. Efficiency of the treatment was 92,5%. The value of serum magnesium has been determined in 96 cases before and after treatment. Before the treatment the average was lower 1,87 mg%) than at the normal gravida 2,14 mg%). By appiance the magnesium the average increased to 2,07 mg%. Both the clinical experiences and the laboratory analysis veryfied the effect of the treatments.