{"id":146,"date":"2015-12-09T12:13:27","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T12:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2023-08-20T22:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T22:00:16","slug":"2-15-assessment-of-the-baby-apgar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/lessons\/lesson-2-normal-and-emergency-childbirth\/section-iii-management-of-mother-and-newborn-during-normal-delivery-in-an-emergency-setting\/2-15-assessment-of-the-baby-apgar\/","title":{"rendered":"2-15. ASSESSMENT OF THE BABY &#8211; APGAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a. Life-threatening problems the newborn may have are your first concern.\u00a0Therefore, begin your assessment by checking the newborn&#8217;s airway, breathing, and\u00a0circulation. Included in your initial assessment is the newborn&#8217;s ability to adapt to his\u00a0new environment upon birth. The Apgar score is used to measure this adaptability.<\/p>\n<p>b. The Apgar scoring system was devised by an American anesthesiologist to\u00a0assess the physical condition of a newborn baby. This method assesses various\u00a0aspects of the newborn&#8217;s health at one minute after birth and at five minutes after birth.\u00a0Evaluated are the infant&#8217;s color (appearance), respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex\u00a0irritability (grimace in response to slap), and heart rate (pulse). Each feature is given a\u00a0score of from 0 to 2. The numbers are added to give a total possible score of 10 (2\u00a0points in each of the 5 categories).<\/p>\n<p>c. The Apgar score at the one-minute check and the five-minute check indicate\u00a0how the newborn is doing in the first few minutes of life. A low score on the one-minute\u00a0test will often improve on the five-minute test. This indicates that the problem was\u00a0temporary and has been corrected. Look at tables 2-1 and 2-2 to see the scoring\u00a0system and the meaning of the scores.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-1.-Apgar-scoring-system..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-419 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-1.-Apgar-scoring-system.-300x152.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-1.-Apgar-scoring-system.-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-1.-Apgar-scoring-system.-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-1.-Apgar-scoring-system.-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-1.-Apgar-scoring-system..jpg 1730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-2.-Meaning-of-an-Apgar-score..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-418 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-2.-Meaning-of-an-Apgar-score.-300x76.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-2.-Meaning-of-an-Apgar-score.-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-2.-Meaning-of-an-Apgar-score.-768x195.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-2.-Meaning-of-an-Apgar-score.-1024x260.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Table-2-2.-Meaning-of-an-Apgar-score..jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a. Life-threatening problems the newborn may have are your first concern.\u00a0Therefore, begin your assessment by checking the newborn&#8217;s airway, breathing, and\u00a0circulation. Included in your initial assessment is the newborn&#8217;s ability to adapt to his\u00a0new environment upon birth. The Apgar score is used to measure this adaptability. b. The Apgar scoring system was devised by an &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/lessons\/lesson-2-normal-and-emergency-childbirth\/section-iii-management-of-mother-and-newborn-during-normal-delivery-in-an-emergency-setting\/2-15-assessment-of-the-baby-apgar\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2-15. 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