Electroencephalogram Background Predicts Time to Full Oral Feedings in Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.

· The overall incidence of the need for assisted feeding at NICU discharge is low in this population.. · MRI brainstem injury was most highly associated with need for gastrostomy tube placement.. · Worsening severity of background abnormality on EEG was associated with longer time to oral feeds..