Magnesium Sulfate IM Regimen and Next-Dose Check (WHO)
Gives the WHO magnesium sulfate loading and IM maintenance for severe pre-eclampsia or eclampsia.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Source manual
- WHO Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care (PCPNC 2015)
- Regimen
- IV plus IM loading, then IM maintenance
- Breathing rate per minute
- 18
- Knee reflex
- Present
- Urine in the last 4 hours, mL
- 150
Result: Safe to give the next dose (PCPNC limits): breathing, knee reflex and urine all pass.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Source manual
- Regimen
- Breathing rate per minute (next-dose check)
- Knee reflex (next-dose check)
- Urine in the last 4 hours, mL (next-dose check)
How this is calculated
Citation
World Health Organization. Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth. 2nd ed. 2017, Boxes S-4 and S-5; and Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care. 3rd ed. 2015, B13. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.