Improve Magnesium Injection Safety During Labor and Delivery
August 2025
You’re on the front lines to prevent serious errors with magnesium sulfate injection in labor and delivery patients.
Magnesium sulfate injection is commonly used in obstetrics to prevent severe preeclampsia from leading to seizures and becoming eclampsia. Plus it can treat seizures after they start. In some cases, it can also lower newborn cerebral palsy risks during preterm labor.
But we know magnesium sulfate injection is also a high-risk med. Overdoses with serum levels above 9 mg/dL can lead to loss of reflexes, slowed breathing, cardiac arrest, and death.
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