Apgar Score
Apgar Score :
A numerical measure of the health of a newborn baby. One minute after birth (and at regular intervals thereafter through the first moments of life) newborns are rated 0, 1, or 2 on five indicators of health (respiratory effort, heart rate, skin color, muscle tone, and reflexive response to smell). Possible scores therefore range from 0 to 10. The unit is named for its inventor, the American anesthetist Virginia Apgar (1909-1974)
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