Apgar score

Sign	0	1	2
Heart rate	None	Less than 100	Over 100
Respiratory effort	Absent	Slow, irregular	Good, crying
Muscle tone	Flaccid	Some flexion of extremities	Active motion
Reflex irritability	No response	Grimace	Vigorous cry
Color	Pale	Body pink, extremities blue	Completely pink

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First published: 05/14/2001
Last updated: 02/29/2004

Reviewed by: Pamela Gigi Chawla, MD, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota