Apgar score

score

heart rate

<100

>100

respiration

irregular gasping

regular

muscle tone

limp

normal or no movement
or reduced

active
movement

colour

blue,
pale

body pink, limbs blue

completely
pink

response to
catheter

nil

grimace

cough

APGAR at 1 minute:
>= 8 give baby to mother
>6 stimulate
3-6 primary apnoea
0 terminal apnoea