Abstract
Introduction: Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is at the moment no reliable marker for pre-eclampsia. Objective: To compare the serum magnesium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnant women in Benin -City, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study of serum magnesium levels in normal and preeclamptic gestation in Nigerian women was conducted in a tertiary hospital. Results: Serum magnesium was determined in 65 pre-eclamptic and 65 normotensive pregnant women. The mean serum magnesium level in the normal pregnant women was 1.06 ± 0.33Mmol/Litre while in preeclampsia it was 0.69 ± 0.14 Mmol/l. The difference was statistically significant (P Keywords : Serum magnesium; pre-eclampsia maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Nigerian Medical Journal Vol. 48 (1) 2007: pp. 21-23
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