Neonatal Findings
Evaluating neonatal findings at birth, 38% of neonates had a 5-minute
Apgar score <5 (n=39), 21% had a 10-minute Apgar score
<5 (n=21), 36% had an arterial cord pH <7 (n=37),
and 40% (n=41) had an arterial cord base deficit of ≥12 (Table
2 ). Common neonatal findings included seizures on EEG (29%, n=30),
witnessed seizures (54%, n=55), need for intubation (58%, n=59), and
abnormal MRI findings (54%, n=55). Less common findings included
abnormal CT findings (13%, n=13) and abnormal cranial ultrasound
findings (17%, n=17). A minority of neonates required cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (22%, n=22).