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APGAR

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Infant care following delivery
Infant care following delivery
Newborn test
Newborn test
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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.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).
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