The Apgar score is named in honor of the anesthesiologist, Dr. Virginia. She developed this scoring system to ascertain the effects of obstetric anesthesia on neonates. It helps us to determine quickly whether a newborn needs immediate medical care. It was designed to be simple and repeatable (that is, different observers arrive at about the same score).
The Rating Scale
The baby is rated on a scale of zero to two on the following five signs:
Appearance or colour
Pulse or heart rate
Grimace or reflex irritability
Activity or muscle tone
Respiration
Recommended Readings on APGAR
Neonatal resuscitation is the manual help given by a physician to the baby, after its birth, to help it breathe and the heart to beat in emergency situations.
The height and weight calculator is a useful tool to ascertain the ideal height and weight of the children according to age and gender.
Use these Health Screening Guidelines that list the medical conditions you should be screened for in your next health check-up.
Is your child inattentive, careless and hyperactive or exhibiting behavioral problems? Test your child for ADHD symptoms using this ADHD Test Calculator and find out if your child needs the help of a specialist.
Bedwetting or nocturnal enuresis is involuntary urination during sleep and is commonly seen in children.
Glossary details of Structural Birth Defects.
yoga is a science applicable to all age groups. Inculcating the habit of yoga from very young is perhaps the ideal way to achieve balance in the mind-body-soul realm
Simple steps depicting surgical removal of foreskin.
Animation of a surgical condition called Intussusception of the intestine. This is a common surgical cause for the blockage of the intestine (gut) in children.
Nutritional Assessment Calculator helps to find out if you child is undernourished or malnourished.
