Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Cohort.

Neonatal Characteristics	Overall	MRI		P value
		Normal	Abnormal
Total N	36	26	10
Male: N (%)	21 (58%)	14 (54%)	7 (70%)	0.468
Gestational Age (weeks) Mean (SD) Median [IQR]	39 (1.4) 39 [38 40]	39 (1.3) 39 [38 39]	39 (1.9) 39 [ 37 40]	0.857
Birth Weight (kg), mean (SD)	3.3 (0.7)	3.4 (0.8)	3.2 (0.6)	0.422
Maternal Race/Ethnicity: N (%)				0.644
Caucasian non-hispanic	2 (6%)	1 (4%)	1 (10%)
Black non-hispanic	6 (17%)	4 (15%)	2 (20%)
Hispanic	25 (69%)	18 (69%)	7 (70%)
Other non-hispanic	3 (8%)	3 (12%)	0
Maternal Risk Factors: N (%)
Hypertension	9 (25%)	6 (23%)	3 (30%)	0.686
Diabetes	3 (8%)	2 (8%)	1 (10%)	1.000
Pre-eclampsia	11 (31%)	9 (35%)	2 (20%)	0.688
Labor Complications: N (%)
Meconium	9 (25%)	8 (31%)	1 (10%)	0.392
Umbilical Cord Prolapse	1 (3%)	0	1 (10%)	0.278
Placental Abruption	4 (11%)	1 (4%)	3 (30%)	0.057
Uterine Rupture	3 (8%)	2 (8%)	1 (10%)	1.000
Maternal Chorioamnionitis	11 (31%)	8 (31%)	3 (30%)	1.000
Placental Chorioamnionitis	19 (58%)	16 (67%)	3 (30%)	0.122
Delivery Mode: N (%)				0.709
Caesarean	21 (58%)	16 (62%)	5 (50%)
Vaginal	15 (42%)	10 (38%)	5 (50%)
Apgar 1 min, median [IQR]	2 [13]	2 [14]	1 [12]	0.079
Apgar 5 min, median [IQR]	5 [47]	6 [47]	4 [16]	0.134
Umbilical Cord Gas pH	7.0 (0.1)	7.0 (0.1)	7.0 (0.2)	0.437
Base Deficit	17.7 (6.1)	16.7 (5.7)	20.3 (6.6)	0.172
Encephalopathy Grade: N (%)				0.336
Mild	15 (42%)	11 (42%)	4 (40%)
Moderate	18 (50%)	14 (54%)	4 (40%)
Severe	3 (8%)	1 (4%)	2 (20%)
DOL at MRI, median [IQR]	5 [47]	5 [47]	5 [56]	0.892
Disposition:
DOL at discharge, median	10 [619]	10 [620]	10 [714]	0.958
Death prior to discharge	2 (6%)	0	2 (20%)	0.071