This page has been written to give you information about a medicine called magnesium sulphate.
Magnesium sulphate (MgS04) is a medicine offered to women whose baby will be born between 24 and 30 weeks of pregnancy. This is because we know that it can protect some babies from developing cerebral palsy.
You will have been referred this page to read because either a decision has been made by the doctor that your baby needs to be born early, or you have gone into premature labour and it is believed that having the magnesium sulphate would be of benefit to you and your unborn baby.