The Apgar score that evaluates a baby's condition at birth may also be a useful tool for predicting whether a mother is critically ill, new research suggests. The health of a baby and its mother are ...

Shortly after the birth of your baby, medical staff will perform a health check, which is called the Apgar score. It’s a score developed to give you information about how the baby is doing post-birth, ...

Apgar scores of 7, 8, and 9 (considered to be within the normal range) are associated with higher risks of illness and even death in newborns, finds a large study from Sweden published by The BMJ ...

If you are expecting a baby or recently delivered, you probably heard the word Apgar tossed around and wondered what it meant. Letters and numbers, a score—it can all sound very cryptic. But it's ...

October 21, 2010 — A low Apgar score at birth has been found to be strongly associated with cerebral palsy, especially in children with normal birth weight, new research suggests. "Given that Apgar ...

The Apgar score remains a cornerstone of immediate neonatal assessment, assigning a value from 0 to 10 based on five criteria—heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability and ...

An infant’s scores on the so-called Apgar scale can predict the risk of a later diagnosis of cerebral palsy or epilepsy. The risk rises with decreasing Apgar score, but even slightly lowered scores ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors were associated with a risk of Apgar scores less ...

A standard screening test given to newborns minutes after birth is a less accurate predictor of infant mortality for Black babies than other children, a new study shows, but the authors said the Apgar ...

The vitality of preterm infants should be assessed with an Apgar score, a tool used to measure the health of newborns immediately after birth. That is the conclusion by researchers who in a large ...

Her work saves the lives of newborn babies around the world every day. Now, Google is giving her some well-earned recognition. Virginia Apgar, a Johns Hopkins-trained researcher and maternal and child ...

A low Apgar score at birth is strongly associated with cerebral palsy in childhood, concludes a study from researchers in Norway published on bmj.com today. The Apgar score is a quick and simple way ...