A New York-based non-profit organisation is promoting campaigns to make magnesium sulphate, or Epsom salts, more accessible because it has been observed to be effective in treating eclampsia.

Background: Antenatal magnesium sulphate, widely used in obstetrics to improve maternal and infant outcomes, may be associated with adverse effects for the mother sufficient for treatment cessation.

In view of the extremely widespread use of antenatal magnesium sulphate in obstetric practice, in this systematic review we aimed to quantify the extent of maternal adverse effects attributed to ...