Apgar Evaluation of the Newborn Infant

0 1 2 Heart rate absent <100 >100 Respiratory effort absent slow, irregular good, crying Muscle tone limp some flexion of extremities active motion Irritability no response grimace cough or sneeze Color blue, pale body pink, extremities blue completely pink References 1. Apgar V. Res Anesth Analg 1953;32:260.