Magnesium Sulfate as a Second-Line Tocolytic Agent for Preterm Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Kyushu Island

Table 2

Obstetric characteristics at the start of the allocated treatment.

	Magnesium-alone group (𝑛=14)	Combination group (𝑛=19)	Comparison
Delivery <48 hours after MgSO4 infusion	2/14 (14%)	1/19 (5%)	NS
Delivery week (wk)	35.5 ± 2.2	32.8 ± 4.6	NS
Cesarean delivery (%)	8/14 (57%)	9/19 (47%)	NS

NS; not significant. Mean SD. Comparisons were performed by Fisher test or unpaired 𝑡-test.