significantly higher than post-treatment values (
p
5
0.05).
The comparison of biochemical and hematological
parameters was summarized in Table II.
The mean of pretreatment and post-treatment magne-
sium sulfate values were 1.4
+
0.5 and 3.22
+
0.63 mg/dl,
respectively. There were statistically high significance
between pre- and post-treatment values (
p
5
0.001).
Bleeding time according to magnesium level is shown in
Figure 1.
Before magnesium sulfate therapy, bleeding time is
significantly shorter than post-treatment bleeding time
(
p
5
0.05). Comparisons of bleeding and coagulation time,
PT, aPTT, and platelet count are summarized in Table III.
The mean birth weight of the patients was
2118.5
+
805.4. The percentage of preterm births before
the 37th week was 68%. The percentage of preterm births
before the 35th week was 36%. The percentage of small for
gestational age births was 12%. The percentage of abruptio
placenta and perinatal death were 8% and 10%, respec-
tively