Tuesday, March 6, 2012

What is the Apgar scale?



When our baby was born the nurse or midwife, put a timer to ring first to the minute and after five minutes, and that is where he conducted the first tests called the Apgar scale.


This scale helps the physician to evaluate general condition, which was our little boy at birth she evaluated the heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflexes and color of the baby. this scale can not predict how healthy or will be developed, nor brilliant, nor his personality, but is intended to alert medical personnel if you are sleepy or reactions are slower than usual or if you need some special care to suit the new world that has been just outside the womb of his mother.