🌟 What Does the APGAR Score Assess in Newborns? 👶 Get 40% off Lifetime Membership to NURSING.com and access everything you need to succeed! 👉 Click the link in our bio or visit nursing.com/lifetime to join today! The APGAR score is a quick test performed at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth to evaluate a newborn's health. Here's what it measures: 🫀 A - Appearance (Skin Color): Pink, pale, or blue? 💕 💓 P - Pulse (Heart Rate): Over or under 100 bpm? 📉📈 🌬️ G - Grimace (Reflex Irritability

In 1952, Dr. Virginia Apgar created the Apgar Score a fast, 10-point test that checks a baby’s vital signs right after birth. It’s still saving lives in delivery rooms around the world today. | History Revived