The Importance Of APGAR Scores

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APGAR is a quick test perform on a baby 1 and 5 minutes after birth. The 1-minute score determines how well the baby tolerated the birth process, and the 5-minutes score tells the doctor how well the baby is doing outside the mother’s womb. The APGAR is to determine whether a newborn needs breathing or is having heart trouble, to make sure that the baby is healthy, the score has to be of 7, 8, 9, these means that the baby is in good health. Any score lower than 7is a sign that the baby need medical attention, most of the time APGAR score is caused by difficult birth, C-section, fluid in the baby’s airway, and when the baby scores a low APGAR these means that the baby may need oxygen and clearing out the airway to help the baby breathing, or

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