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Effect of hypermagnesemia on feeding was studied in 3 groups. Group A - hypermagnesemia (HM) infants of magnesium sulfate (MS) treated pre-eclamptic mothers. Cord blood magnesium (CBM) was 4.2 ± 0.7 mg/dl. Group B - non HM infants (CBM 1.5 ± 0.2 mg/dl) of untreated pre-eclamptic mothers. Group C - control infants (CBM 1.6 ± 0.2 mg/dl) of normal non MS treated mothers. Duration and strength of sustained sucking was subjectively evaluated prior to each feeding. Volume of formula consumed at study ages is tabulated as ml per feed ± 1 S.D.
Volume of formula consumed by HM infants was significantly less (p < 0.015) than non HM infants in the first 48 hrs. The difference was due to overall weaker, less sustained sucking in HM infants.
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Raseh, D., Huber, P., Richardson, C. et al. 359 EFFECT OF HYPERMAGNESEMIA ON NEONATAL FEEDING. Pediatr Res 15 (Suppl 4), 500 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198104001-00370
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198104001-00370