APGAR SCORE FOR BABIES

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Your newborn’s very first checkup happens in the first minutes of life. The Apgar score is a quick test that helps determine whether your baby needs medical help.

The Apgar score is a simple assessment telling doctors your baby’s general condition based on observations in the first moments of life. This test is done to check whether your baby needs help breathing or is having heart problems.

Apgar is an acronym, standing for the following criteria:

Appearance
Pulse (heart rate)
Grimace (reflexes)
Activity (muscle tone)
Respiration (breathing effort)
A pediatrician, OB/GYN, midwife or nurse will assign your newborn an Apgar score from 0 to 2 on each of the five criteria, with a total of 10 possible points. The higher the Apgar score, the better your baby is doing

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