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Adds the five Apgar components — appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration — each scored 0 to 2 at one and five minutes after birth.
Apgar score
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity and Respiration each 0-2 (maximum 10); 7-10 reassuring, 4-6 moderately abnormal, 0-3 low
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
A single low score does not. Persistently low scores at 10 minutes and beyond carry more prognostic weight.
No. Resuscitation is guided by heart rate, breathing and tone assessed immediately, not by waiting for the one-minute score.