First select the minute, and then the corresponding signs.
Signs |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1-minute score |
5-minute score |
Heart Rate | Absent | Below 100 | Above 100 | ||
Respiratory Effort | Absent | Slow, irregular | Good, crying | ||
Muscle Tone | Limp | Some flexion of extremities |
Active motion | ||
Reflex irritability Response to catheter in nostril (tested after oropharynx is clear) |
No response | Grimace | Cough, sneeze | ||
Color | Blue, pale | Body pink, extremities blue |
Completely pink | ||
TOTAL SCORE: |
References :
Apgar V. A proposal for new method of evaluation of the newborn infant. Anesth Analg 1953; 32:260.