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Apgar Score: Newborn Health Assessment

The Apgar test evaluates how well a newborn is adapting to life outside the womb by assessing appearance, pulse, grimace response, muscle tone, and respiration. Scores are given at one and five minutes after birth, with lower scores indicating potential need for medical intervention and a score below 4 requiring immediate assistance.

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Apgar Score: Newborn Health Assessment

The Apgar test evaluates how well a newborn is adapting to life outside the womb by assessing appearance, pulse, grimace response, muscle tone, and respiration. Scores are given at one and five minutes after birth, with lower scores indicating potential need for medical intervention and a score below 4 requiring immediate assistance.

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APGAR 0 points for blue or pale

1 point for pink body but blue


What is an Apgar Score? limb
2 points for pink body and limbs
o The Apgar test is an Pulse:
assessment your medical 0 points for no pulse
team will use to evaluate 1 point for less than 100 beats
per minute
how baby is adjusting to life
2 points for more than 100 beats
outside the womb in the per minute
minutes after birth. Grimace: 0 points for no
o Virginia Apgar reaction
1 point for grimace or frowning
 Appearance (skin color) 2 points for crying, coughing or
sneezing
 Pulse (heart rate) Activity: 0 points for limp or no
 Grimace response movement
1 point for some weak arm and
(reflexes) leg movement
 Activity (muscle tone) 2 points for strong movement
and flexing of the arms and legs
 Respiration (breathing Respiration: 0 points for no
rate and effort breathing or crying
1 point for a weak cry or
When is the Apgar test given? whimper;
2 points for strong and loud
The Apgar test is typically given cries
twice: one minute after baby is
born, and then five minutes after
birth.

Apgar score

o 7, 8 or 9, normal
o below 7 warrants
monitoring and potential
medical intervention
o between 4 and 7 means
that baby may need some
help,
o below 4 indicate that
baby needs immediate
medical intervention.

Appearance:

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