Table 2. Matched group analysis.

Characteristic	Antenatal MG ( n  = 10)	Control ( n  = 10)	p -Value
Gestational age (wk) (mean ± SD)	27.6 ± 2.5	27.6 ± 2.5	1.00
Birth weight (g) (mean ± SD)	1,026 ± 360	1,030 ± 329	0.98
Sex, male n (%)	5 (50)	5 (50)	0.67
CRIB II score (mean ± SD)	8.1 ± 3.6	8.2 ± 3.2	0.94
HsPDA n (%)	3 (30)	4 (40)	0.5
PDA Treatment n (%)	1 (10)	5 (50)	0.07
Antenatal steroid use	3 (30)	5 (50)	0.32
BPD n (%)	2 (20)	4 (40)	0.31
NEC n (%)	1 (10)	1 (10)	0.76
IVH n (%)	2 (20)	2 (20)	0.71

Abbreviations: BPD, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CRIB, Clinical risk index for babies; HsPDA, Hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus; IVH, Intraventricular hemorrhage; NEC, Necrotizing enterocolitis; SD, standard deviation; MG, Magniesum sulfate.