A vital tool used in these assessments is the Apgar score, a simple yet revolutionary method that has saved countless newborn ...

The Apgar score has long served as a rapid and effective tool for assessing the immediate physiological state of a newborn. By evaluating five key criteria—heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle ...

You receive a phone call from the state screening laboratory about one of your patients, a 9-day-old infant boy born at 39 weeks of gestation by normal vaginal delivery with an Apgar score of 9/9 ...