Apgar score

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Apgar score [′ap·gär ‚skȯr]

(medicine)

An index used to evaluate a newborn infant's physical condition based on a rating of 0-2 for each of five criteria: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, response to stimulation, and skin color.

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No references found			These risks include higher probability of C-sections, delivery complications, postpartum hemorrhage, and lower Apgar scores. Exercise During Pregnancy for You and Your Baby by Amy Jarman / Women's issues/gender studies community On Day 1, readers learn about the Apgar score, used to evaluate a newborn's health. Buzzworthy by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Infants exposed to the medications in utero were significantly more likely than the two groups not exposed to have a five-minute Apgar score of seven or below (seven is a general indicator of good infant health) or to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Antidepressant use during pregnancy puts newborns at increased health ... by Asian News International			apertometer aperture aperture aberration aperture angle aperture antenna aperture card aperture conductivity aperture disk aperture grill picture tube aperture grille aperture illumination aperture mask aperture plate aperture ratio aperture sight aperture slit aperture slot aperture splitting aperture stop aperture synthesis Apetalae apetalous apex apex impulse apex stone Apgar score Apgar Score System Apgar, Virginia Aphagia aphakia Aphalone aphaniphyric Aphaniptera Aphanisia aphanite aphanitic Aphanomyces Apharsachites Aphasia aphasic seizure Aphasmidea Aphek Aphelenchoidea Aphelenchoidoidea Aphelinid aphelion Aphelocheiridae apheresis Aphesius aphesperian aphid			APFSDUDS APFSL APFSP APFSSH APFT APFTE APFTI APFTM APFTQ APFTR APFTS APFTU APFU APFUTU APFW APFWLD APFZ APG APGA APGAC APGAI Apgar Apgar Apgar Apgar Apgar Minus Colour Score Apgar scale Apgar scale Apgar scale Apgar score Apgar Score System Apgar Score System Apgar Score System Apgar scores Apgar scores Apgar scores Apgar test Apgar test Apgar test Apgar Testing Apgar, Virginia APGBA APGC APGCI APGD APGDE APGDI APGE APGEA APGEN APGENCO APGERN APGES APGF APGFCU APGGC APGHS APGI APGL APGM

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