The Apgar score, developed by Dr. Virginia Apgar in 1952, is a quick way to quantify the health of a newborn baby after birth. The score is determined by evaluating 5 different criteria, each on a scale of 0-2, and summing the scores.
Interestingly, the 5 criteria are summarized using a backronym (acronym assigned to a word that existed prior): appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration. Slide 3 goes over the scoring in detail!
Any score 7 or above is considered normal. Between 4 and 6 is below average. Anything 3 or less is considered critically low.
The Apgar scoring is typically done at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth but can be repeated at 10, 15, and 20 if initial scores are low.
Fun fact: I am becoming an Aunt sometime in the next two weeks! ♥️
Posted on Instagram on February 16, 2021.
Your APGAR score is slightly off. Under 2 is should say HR >100bpm and under 1 should be <100bpm 🙂 Reference ACOG.org (and my brain because this is part of my job as a RN Birth Assistant 🙂
Thank you for catching this mistake!