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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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3) of having a low score (0-3 on a scale of 0-10) on the Apgar test taken five minutes after birth.
She scored 10 out of 10 in the APGAR test - carried out by midwives to monitor a newborn's general condition.
The Apgar test is given twice, once a minute after birth, then again five minutes later.
 
 
 
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