A new Cochrane Library Editorial calls for accelerated global implementation of antenatal magensium sulphate to benefit preterm babies. 

Giving women at risk of premature birth a simple magnesium sulphate infusion (or ‘drip’) can prevent their babies from developing cerebral palsy, a recent Cochrane review has confirmed. The drug itself costs approximately £5 (~$6.50) per dose in England, and requires hospital admission with experienced staff to administer the drug safely to the mother. A new Cochrane Library Editorial calls for this intervention to be implemented more widely and equitably, as it is still not consistently available worldwide. Read more here