Impairment of fetal growth potential and neonatal encephalopathy.

Objective: This study was undertaken to determine the frequency of growth impairment in neonates with encephalopathy.

Study Design: In a case-control design, neonates with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) meeting criteria for an acute intrapartum hypoxic event (IHE, n = 21) and those who did not meet these criteria (n = 20) were compared with controls. The controls were 42 neonates without complications matched 2:1 for gestational age with IHE cases.