Apgar score

Apgar score: A practical method of evaluating the physical condition of a newborn infant shortly after delivery.
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APGAR SCORE - A recording of the physical health of a newborn infant, determined after examination of the adequacy of respiration, heart action, muscle tone, skin color, and reflexes. Total numerical score is 10.
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Apgar Score: An evaluation of a newborn's adjustment to life outside the womb, performed at 1 and 5 minutes.
Bag of Waters: See Amniotic Sac.
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Apgar score
A scoring method from zero to 10 for describing the health of an infant at birth, based on heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, color and reflex irritability.
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The APGAR score is a quick test performed at 1 and 5 minutes after birth to determine the physical condition of the newborn. The rating is based on a scale of 1 to 10.
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Apgar scoring: The Apgar score is one of the first checks of your new baby's health. The Apgar score is assigned in the first few minutes after birth to help identify babies that have difficulty breathing or have a problem that needs further care.
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The Apgar score measures a baby's condition immediately after birth. Babies that have low Apgar scores are at increased risk for CP. Presence of abnormal muscle tone or movements may indicate CP, as may the persistence of infantile reflexes.
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Judged by the only two measures of outcome available on birth certificates, birthweight and Apgar score, mothers and babies have distinctly better than average outcomes when births are attended by midwives, either in or out of hospitals.
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Casey, B. M., D. D. McIntire, and K. J. Leveno. "The Continuing Value of Apgar Score for the Assessment of Newborn Infants". New England Journal of Medicine 344(February 15, 2000): 467-71.
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The main outcome measures were operative delivery rates, duration of labour, analgesic requirements. perineal trauma and Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes.
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An abnormal evaluation immediately after birth (low Apgar scores).
A low birth weight and evidence of brain injury or an enlarged section of the brain (ventricular enlargement).
A lower birth weight than an identical twin.
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delivery of the baby was faster with earlier epidural pain relief
women given early epidurals reported significantly lower pain
the fitness of babies delivered to women with earlier epidurals was higher (fewer babies had Apgar scores of less than ...
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