apgarv2.xml
Clinical score derived from assessment of respiratory effort, heart rate, reflex irritability, muscle tone and skin colour.
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Apgar score 1 minute after birth.
Recording of the infant's heart rate.
Observation of the infant's respiratory effort.
Observation of the infant's muscle tone.
Observation of the response of the infant to an irritant stimulation, for example, suctioning the oropharynx and nares with a soft rubber catheter.
Observation of the skin colour of the infant.
The sum of the 5 ordinal scores for each component parameter.
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Apgar score 2 minutes after birth.
Apgar score 3 minutes after birth.
Apgar score 5 minutes after birth.
Notes on measurement of the Apgar score.
Apgar score 10 minutes after birth.
Apgar score at any additional time, as required.
Additional information required to capture local content or to align with other reference models/formalisms.