What is apgar score

what is apgar

The Apgar Score is a method to quickly summarize the health of newborn children against infant mortality
Appearance, Pulse, Activity, Grimace and Respiration

Apgar is the first assessment made to a newborn. It consist of checking the appearance of the child, the respiratory rate, the muscle activity, irritability and pulse

this is a scoring system that is used to determine the likely hood of child weather it’s able to support the extrauterine life or weather the mother was given anaesthesia or not…
and the same word apgar it’s used as an acronym A-apperance P-pulse G-grimace A-activitive R-respiration

It is assed immediately after birth, 5minutes and 10minutes after birth . This is done to assert the wellbeing of the newborn

is an immediate test to a newborn soon after birth at 1and 5 minute