Is it possible that the medication prescribed for premature labour can cause brain damage in the unborn baby? My baby was born at 35,5 weeks and I was given high blood pressure madication to keep him back longer. I was given a dosage of 2 Nifedipine 10mg tablets every 15 minutes the night I went into labour and again the night after. The contractions didn't stop, only got worse. I was also given pain medication (not usually prescribed to pregnant women) and sleeping tablets. He was born a couple of hours later through c-section. Barely a pulse, no crying, blue, no movement. They didn't tell me at first, had to find out slowly. The neurologist said his brain looked like someone who had a massive stroke and his calcium was high. I can't remember everything, was very drugged the first two days. I just want an explanation. Could it have been the drugs or is it definetely not?