{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["24(1)"],"submitter":["Rouhzendeh S"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Magnesium sulfate is used topically to reduce the duration of labor in some regions of the country. However, there is insufficient evidence about its effectiveness. This study aimed to determine whether topical magnesium sulfate reduces labor duration and improves childbirth experience (primary outcomes).<h4>Methods</h4>In this randomized controlled trial, the participants were 98 women with low-risk, singleton, and full-term pregnancies admitted to a teaching hospital in Iran. They were randomly assigned to the intervention group (receiving 50% magnesium sulfate) or the control group (receiving distilled water) stratified by parity and onset of labor. The participants, interventionists, and data collectors were blinded. During the vaginal examination at the beginning of"],"journal":["BMC pregnancy and childbirth"],"pagination":["712"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11523604"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Effect of topical magnesium sulfate on labor duration and childbirth experience: a randomized controlled trial."],"pmcid":["PMC11523604"],"pubmed_authors":["Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi S","Mousavi S","Rouhzendeh S","Mirghafourvand M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Effect of topical magnesium sulfate on labor duration and childbirth experience: a randomized controlled trial.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Magnesium sulfate is used topically to reduce the duration of labor in some regions of the country. However, there is insufficient evidence about its effectiveness. This study aimed to determine whether topical magnesium sulfate reduces labor duration and improves childbirth experience (primary outcomes).<h4>Methods</h4>In this randomized controlled trial, the participants were 98 women with low-risk, singleton, and full-term pregnancies admitted to a teaching hospital in Iran. They were randomly assigned to the intervention group (receiving 50% magnesium sulfate) or the control group (receiving distilled water) stratified by parity and onset of labor. The participants, interventionists, and data collectors were blinded. During the vaginal examination at the beginning of","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Oct","modification":"2026-07-09T10:40:44.959Z","creation":"2025-04-04T01:59:32.862Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11523604","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39478499"],"doi":["10.1186/s12884-024-06831-2"]}}