when babies are born, the doctors rate them on a scale of 0-9. 9 being a healthy baby crying coming out of the womb. 0 being blue and not breathing i believe. what is the name of this scale?
2007-11-27 11:47:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It's called the APGAR scale, and it's actually 0-10, with 10 being a healthy baby, and 0 being "blue and not breathing," as you said. The name is for the woman who developed it, Dr. Virginia Apgar, as well as being an acronym for the test itself:
-Appearance (color),
-Pulse (heartbeat),
-Grimace (reflex irritability),
-Activity (muscle tone),
-Respiration.
Each one is scored between 0 and 2. 6 or better is good, 4-6 usually need resuscitation, and under 4 need dramatic livesaving techniques.
It's actually done twice, at one and five minutes after birth. At five minutes, they look for a score of 7 or better, and will monitor a baby under 7.
2007-11-27 12:00:07 · answer #1 · answered by pernrider480 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its 0-10 and its the apgar scale.
A - Activity
P - Pulse
G - Grimace
A - Appearance
R - Respiration
http://www.childbirth.org/articles/apgar.html
2007-11-27 19:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apgar score.
The Apgar test is usually given to your baby twice: once at 1 minute after birth, and again at 5 minutes after birth.
2007-11-27 22:13:59 · answer #3 · answered by eggl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the apgar scale. not sure if i spelled it right but sound it out and you'll get the right pronunciation.
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