Saturday, February, 11, 2012

APGAR

Table of Contents

Alternative Names

Newborn scoring


What the risks are

The APGAR test has no risks. It is very safe.


Special considerations



Review Date: 11/30/2009
Reviewed By: Deirdre O’Reilly, M.D., M.P.H., Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston and Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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