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what the risks are --> infant care following delivery, newborn test, newborn scoring, apgar score, quick test performed at 1, 5 minutes after birth, the physical condition, the newborn, rating, a scale of 1 to 10, ten suggests the healthiest infant, scores below 5 indicate that the infant needs immediate assistance in adjusting to new environment, test was designed in 1952 by dr, virginia apgar at columbia university's babies hospital, five categories, assessed, heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, color, each of these categories is scored, 0, depending on the observed condition, the newborn, heart rate is evaluated by stethoscope, the most important assessment, no heartbeat, infant scores 0, heart rate, heart rate is less than 100 beats per minute, infant scores 1, heart rate, heart rate is greater than 100 beats per minute, infant scores 2, heart rate, respiratory effort, no respirations, infant scores 0, respiratory effort, respirations, irregular, infant scores 1, respiratory effort, is good crying, infant scores 2, respiratory effort, muscle tone, muscle tone is flaccid, infant scores 0, muscle tone, is some flexion, the extremities, infant scores 1, muscle tone, is active motion, infant scores 2, muscle tone, reflex irritability, term describing the level of newborn irritation in response to stimuli, mild pinch, no reaction, infant scores 0, reflex irritability, is grimacing, infant scores 1, reflex irritability, is grimacing, a cough, sneeze, a vigorous cry, infant scores 2, reflex irritability, color, color is pale blue, infant scores 0, color, body is pink, extremities, blue, infant scores 1, color, entire body is pink, infant scores 2, color, 1-minute apgar score assesses how well the infant tolerated the birthing process, 5-minute apgar score assesses how well the newborn is adapting, environment, this test, screening tool, health care providers, what assistance is immediately necessary to help newborn stabilize, a score of 8, 9 is normal, indicates newborn is in good condition, a score of 10 is very unusual, all newborns lose one point, blue hands, feet, any score lower than 8 indicates child needs assistance stabilizing, a low score at 1 minute that normalizes by 5 minutes has not been associated, long-term negative effects, no risks, the apgar test.