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Apgar Score

Newborn condition at 1 and 5 minutes after birth.

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For healthcare professionals / clinical use. Not a self-diagnosis tool.

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Pulse
Grimace (reflex irritability)
Activity (muscle tone)
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Methodology

Apgar (1953); AAP/ACOG statement (2015)

Five signs, 0–2 points each

The Apgar score describes the newborn's condition; it is not used alone to decide resuscitation or predict outcome. These ranges apply to the 5-minute score in term and late-preterm infants (AAP/ACOG 2015).

Who it is for
Newborn infants.
Version
1.0.1

How this calculator works

Where the formula comes from

  • Virginia Apgar proposed the score in 1953 as a new method of evaluating the newborn infant.[1]

The inputs

  • Each of five components is scored 0, 1 or 2; the score is reported at 1 and 5 minutes for all infants and every 5 minutes up to 20 minutes when the score is below 7.[2]

Where accuracy falls (published evidence)

  • The score alone cannot be considered evidence of, or a consequence of, asphyxia, and it does not predict individual neonatal mortality or neurologic outcome.[2]
  • A score assigned during resuscitation is not equivalent to one assigned to a spontaneously breathing infant; AAP and ACOG encourage an expanded reporting form that records resuscitation.[2]

What guidelines say

  • AAP and ACOG (2015), citing the Neonatal Encephalopathy and Neurologic Outcome report, describe a 5-minute score of 7–10 as reassuring, 4–6 as moderately abnormal and 0–3 as low in term and late-preterm infants.[2]

Sources

  1. Apgar V. A proposal for a new method of evaluation of the newborn infant. Curr Res Anesth Analg. 1953;32(4):260–267. PMID 13083014
  2. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Fetus and Newborn; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Obstetric Practice. The Apgar Score. Pediatrics. 2015;136(4):819–822. doi:10.1542/peds.2015-2651

Compiled from the published sources above. Every statement was agreed independently by three AI research tools (Claude, ChatGPT, DeepSeek) and its source verified in PubMed or Crossref by the Hakeemly editorial team. Not reviewed by a doctor unless stated. Agreed on

Limitations

  • Affected by prematurity, maternal medicines and resuscitation itself.

References

  1. Apgar V. A proposal for a new method of evaluation of the newborn infant. Curr Res Anesth Analg. 1953;32(4):260–267.
  2. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Fetus and Newborn; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Obstetric Practice. The Apgar Score. Pediatrics. 2015;136(4):819–822. doi:10.1542/peds.2015-2651

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