an index used to evaluate the condition of a newborn infant. A rating of 0, 1, or 2 is given for each of five characteristics: color, heart rate, response to stimulation, muscle tone, and respiration. A perfect score is 10. Most healthy babies will score a maximum of nine because it is normal for babies to have blue hands and feet in the first minutes of life. The Apgar score is determined one, five and 10 minutes after birth. Healthy babies only get the first two scores.

a system of assessing the general physical condition of a newborn

A general test given 1 minute and 5 minutes after the birth of a child to determine its wellbeing. it uses the rating of five factors to judge the baby's ability to adjust to life outside of the uterus. The test consists of measuring the baby's heart rate, respiratory effor, muscle tone, reflex action and color and is scored from a low value of 0 to a high value of 2 which ar then added. A score of 9/10 would indicate a score of 9 at 1 minute and 10 at 5 minutes.

A simple way of assessing a the baby's health, immediately after birth, by scoring points for heart rate, breathing, skin colour, tone, and the baby's reactions.

A rating or score given to a newborn at one and five minutes after birth to assess color, heart rate, muscle tone, respiration and reflexes. Zero to 2 points is given for each. Scores close to ten are desirable

A rating score given to newborns at one and five minutes of age, evaluating color, cry, muscle tone, respiration and reflexes.

The Apgar score or scale is a rating given to a newborn at one & five minutes old, to assess color, heart rate, muscle tone, respiration and reflexes. Scores closest to 10 are the best.

an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness

a measure of a newborn's health

a method of comparing the health of the baby as against other babies

an evaluation of the well-being of a newborn, based on his or her color, crying, muscle tone, and other signs

a newborn's first evaluation and serves as a predictive indicator of any potential problems

a way of alerting the nursery staff to newborns who may require special attention, but it is primarily a tool for studying the effects of treatments on groups of infants, not individuals

The physical assessment of the newborn, usually at one and five minutes after birth.

Achieved by a series of basic health tests on baby at birth

numerical evaluation of a newborn at one and five minutes after birth, based on heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color. Each category will be ranked 0-2 giving a maximum score of 10.

When a child is born, a physician will take note of the baby's activity - including the muscle tone, pulse, grimace, reflex irritability, appearance, skin color, and respiration. These observations are done immediately after birth and then again five minutes later. A score of zero to ten is given. A low score alerts a doctor that immediate care may be necessary and a high score may confirm a healthy baby. Children with cerebral palsy often receive low Apgar scores.

A number ranging from 0-10, which indicates a baby's physical condition immediately following birth and then again 5 minutes later. See Apgar Scoring Chart.

A score given to all newborn babies when they are one minute and five minutes old. It gives doctors information about the baby’s breathing, heart rate, activity level, muscle tone, and skin color.

a means of evaluating, on a scale of 1-10, the adaptation of a newborn to the environment outside the uterus immediately after delivery.

A medical rating of a newborn's condition based on heart rate, respiration, color, reflexes, and muscle tone.

When a child is born, a physician will take note of his or her Activity or muscle tone, Pulse, Grimace or reflex irritability, Appearance or skin color, and Respiration. These observations are made once immediately following birth and once five minutes later. A score of zero to ten is then calculated. A low score alerts a doctor that resuscitation may be necessary and a high score reassures a doctor that the baby is healthy. Children with cerebral palsy often receive low apgar scores.

A test to determine a newborn physical health. It is done 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth. Scoring is based on five factors that refer to how well the infant is able to adjust to life outside the womb. A doctor, Virginia Apgar, MD, created the system to tell quickly which infants require treatment right away or transfer to an intensive care nursery. Ratings are based on Appearance - skin color ; Pulse - the infant's heart rate, Grimace- reflexes, Activity- muscle tone and Respiration- breathing.

a numbered scoring system doctors use to assess a baby's physical state at the time of birth.

A system for rating the physical condition of newborns. The score varies from 0 to 10 and is a summation of individual scores ranging from 0 to 2, assigned to each of five items: heart rate, respiratory effect, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color. Apgar scores of 0 to 2 represent severe asphyxia; 3 to 6, mild to moderate asphyxia; 7 to 10, no or rare asphyxia. See SCHS STUDY No. 23, Predicting Infant Mortality: An Evaluation of Apgar Scores. To request this publication, contact SCHS.

A scoring system which assesses the infant's condition at birth. Done at one and five minutes after birth. The infant is scored 0, 1, or 2 points for tone, respiration's, color, heart rate, and reflex/irritability.

A score between 0 and 10 to show the baby's condition at birth. Points are given for breathing, heart rate, skin colour, movements and reflexes.

The APGAR test is routinely used one minute and five minutes (and sometimes ten minutes) after birth to assess a newborn baby's health. It assesses five basic indicators of health: activity level, pulse, grimace (response to stimulation), appearance and respiration. The baby is given a score of 0,1 or 2 on each indicator and the scores are added up to give an overall "Apgar score" out of a possible ten.

A numbered score doctors use to access a baby's physical state at the time of birth.

A score given to a newborn after being tested on several measures immediately after birth. The baby's heart rate, color, respiratory effort, muscle tone, and reflexes are measured at 1 minute and again at 5 minutes following delivery. A perfect Apgar score is 10, with the average being 7 to 9.

a system for evaluating the health of a new-born baby; rated on a scale of 0-10

A system to assess the status of the infant after birth. The Apgar score is based on the following five variables: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability and colour. Maximum score is 10. It is recorded at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth.

The first test most babies are given (at one and five minutes after birth). Assesses five basic indicators of health: respiration, pulse, activity level, response to stimulation, and appearance.

This is a measurement of a newborn's response to birth and life outside the womb. Ratings are based on Appearance (color); Pulse (heartbeat); Grimace (reflex); Activity (muscle tone) and Respiration (breathing). The score is taken at 1 and 5 minutes (sometimes also at 10 minutes) after birth, the high score being 10 and the low score being 1. This scale was named for its creator, Virginia Apgar (1909-1974). More information here.

newborn babyâ€(tm)s first test. Given one minute after a baby is born, then again five minutes later, the Apgar assesses the newbornâ€(tm)s ppearance (skin color), ulse, rimace (reflex), ctivity (muscle tone), and espiration. A perfect Apgar score is ten; typical Apgar scores are seven, eight, or nine.

A number that doctors use in order to assess the physical condition of a baby at birth.

A scoring method from zero to 10 for describing the health of an infant at birth, based on heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, colour and reflex irritability.

An evaluation of a newborn's physical condition after birth that enables professionals to quickly identify the infant at risk. It is the sum of ratings (0, 1, & 2) on five criteria; ppearance or coloring, ulse (heart rate), rimace (responsiveness to stimuli), ctivity (muscle tone), and espiration. (The first letter in each word combines to make the acronym APGAR.) Ratings are taken at one minute and again at five minutes after birth.

The Apgar score was devised in 1952 by Virginia Apgar as a simple and repeatable method to quickly and summarily assess the health of newborn children immediately after childbirth.