An evaluation of the newborn's condition is done immediately after
delivery and again at five minutes, to determine the APGAR scores.
If some cyanosis (bluish skin) is present, the APGAR scores are
lower and oxygen may be administered. The oxygen can often be
merely blown by the newborn's face, through the mask in front of
the infant.
Review Date: 11/30/2009
Reviewed By: Deirdre OâReilly, M.D., M.P.H., Neonatologist,
Division of Newborn Medicine, Childrenâs Hospital
Boston and Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, Massachusetts.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
