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Participants included singleton neonates born at 35 weeks\u2019 or later gestational age between 2012 and 2019. Elective cesarean deliveries and deliveries within 2 hours of hospital admission were excluded. Data analysis was performed from November 2022 to June 2024.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n The primary exposure was epidural analgesia during labor.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n The primary outcome was HIE, defined as the presence of both neonatal acidosis (ie, pH &amp;lt;7 or base deficit \u226510) and encephalopathy. The presence and timing of epidural analgesia and demographic, pregnancy, and labor characteristics were extracted from electronic medical records. A propensity score for receiving epidural analgesia was created including demographic variables and comorbidities predating epidural placement. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between epidural analgesia and HIE, adjusting for maximal birthing parent\u2019s temperature before epidural placement and the propensity for receiving an epidural.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Among 233\u202f056 infants born at 35 weeks\u2019 or later gestational age by vaginal or unplanned cesarean delivery after at least 2 hours of in-hospital labor, 177\u202f603 (76%) were exposed to epidural analgesia and 439 (0.19%) had HIE. On unadjusted analysis, epidural analgesia was associated with an increased risk of maximal temperature greater than 38 \u00b0C during labor (risk ratio [RR], 8.58; 95% CI, 8.06-9.14). Each degree increase in maximal temperature during labor was associated with nearly triple the odds of HIE (odds ratio [OR], 2.82; 95% CI, 2.51-3.17). However, there was no significant association between epidural analgesia and the risk of HIE either on crude (RR, 1.21; 95% CI, 0.96-1.53) or adjusted (adjusted OR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.73-1.17) analyses.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study including more than 230\u202f000 parent-infant dyads, epidural analgesia was associated with increased maximal temperature during labor, a known risk factor for HIE. 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