APGAR SCORE
Dr. Virginia Apgar was an American anesthesiologist and inventor of the Apgar Score, a quick assessment tool used to evaluate the physical condition of newborn babies. She was a pioneer in neonatology and made significant contributions to the field of maternal and newborn health. The Apgar score is a quick assessment tool that evaluates a newborn baby's physical condition immediately after birth. It is based on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the best possible score. The score is determined by evaluating the baby on five criteria Heart rate: 0 if absent, 1 if <100 beats per minute, 2 if >=100 beats per minute Respiratory effort: 0 if absent, 1 if slow or irregular, 2 if strong and crying Muscle tone: 0 if limp, 1 if some flexion, 2 if active motion Reflex irritability: 0 if no response, 1 if grimace, 2 if strong cry Color: 0 if blue/pale, 1 if body pink but extremities blue, 2 if all pink The score is determined by adding up the points for each criterion and providing an