Skin color/Complexion

0
blue all over

Appearance blue at extremities, body pink 1

(acrocyanosis)

2
no cyanosis

Pulse rate
0
<60, asystole
Taken on 1st min and 5th min of
Pulse 1
life and later if necessary
>60 but <100

2
determined by evaluating the >100
newborn baby on five simple
criteria on a scale from zero to two,
Reflex irritability
then summing up the five values
thus obtained 0
no response to stimulation
Apgar
Grimace 1
Scores 3 and below are generally score
grimace/feeble cry when stimulated
regarded as critically low, 4 to 6
fairly low, and 7 to 10 generally 2
sneeze/cough/pulls away when stimulated
normal

Muscle tone
Heart rate,
Respiratory effort, How Ready 0
Irritabililty, Tone, and none
Color
Is This Child
Activity 1
some flexion

2
active movement

Breathing
0
absent
Respiration 1
weak or irregular

2
strong

Maen K A- Apgar score