Apgar Score

"Apgar Score" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A method, developed by Dr. Virginia Apgar, to evaluate a newborn's adjustment to extrauterine life. Five items - heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color - are evaluated 60 seconds after birth and again five minutes later on a scale from 0-2, 0 being the lowest, 2 being normal. The five numbers are added for the Apgar score. A score of 0-3 represents severe distress, 4-7 indicates moderate distress, and a score of 7-10 predicts an absence of difficulty in adjusting to extrauterine life.

Descriptor ID	D001034
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.050
Concept/Terms	Apgar Score Apgar Score Score, Apgar

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Apgar Score [E01.370.600.050]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2003	0	3	3
2005	0	2	2
2008	0	1	1
2010	0	2	2
2011	0	1	1
2012	2	2	4
2013	1	1	2
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	0	2	2
2018	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2024	1	1	2
2025	0	1	1

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Logue TC, Zullo F, van Biema F, Son M, London L, Paranandi S, Sciscione AC, Rizzo G, Mascio DD, Chauhan SP. High- vs low-dose oxytocin regimens for labor augmentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 Feb; 7(2):101604.

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Hoehn-Velasco L, Ross L, Phillippi RD, Niemczyk NA, Cammarano D, Calvin S, Phillippi JC, Alliman J, Stapleton SR, Wright J, Fisch S, Jolles D. Neonatal morbidity and mortality in birth centers in the United States 2018-2021: An observational study of low-risk birthing individuals. Birth. 2024 Sep; 51(3):659-666.

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Khanuja K, Jayakumaran J, Al-Kouatly HB, McLaren RA. Antenatal steroids and neonatal outcomes in late preterm births with pregestational diabetes. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 Aug; 166(2):767-774.

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Gulersen M, Grunebaum A, Lenchner E, Chervenak FA, Bornstein E. Antenatal corticosteroids and neonatal outcomes in preterm birth in the United States. J Perinat Med. 2022 Jun 27; 50(5):573-580.

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Dodaro MG, Seidenari A, Marino IR, Berghella V, Bellussi F. Brain death in pregnancy: a systematic review focusing on perinatal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 05; 224(5):445-469.

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Farf?n N, Carril J, Redel M, Zamorano M, Araya M, Monz?n E, Alvarado R, Contreras N, Tapia-Bustos A, Quintanilla ME, Ezquer F, Vald?s JL, Israel Y, Herrera-Marschitz M, Morales P. Intranasal Administration of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Reduces Hippocampal Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation and Cell Death, Improving the Behavioral Outcome Following Perinatal Asphyxia. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Oct 21; 21(20).

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Bowser LE, Young M, Wenger OK, Ammous Z, Brigatti KW, Carson VJ, Moser T, Deline J, Aoki K, Morlet T, Scott EM, Puffenberger EG, Robinson DL, Hendrickson C, Salvin J, Gottlieb S, Heaps AD, Tiemeyer M, Strauss KA. Recessive GM3 synthase deficiency: Natural history, biochemistry, and therapeutic frontier. Mol Genet Metab. 2019 04; 126(4):475-488.

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Ayrapetyan M, Talekar K, Schwabenbauer K, Carola D, Solarin K, McElwee D, Adeniyi-Jones S, Greenspan J, Aghai ZH. Apgar Scores at 10 Minutes and Outcomes in Term and Late Preterm Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Cooling Era. Am J Perinatol. 2019 04; 36(5):545-554.

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McCullough LB, Gr?nebaum A, Arabin B, Brent RL, Levene MI, Chervenak FA. Ethics and professional responsibility: Essential dimensions of planned home birth. Semin Perinatol. 2016 06; 40(4):222-6.

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Saccone G, Schuit E, Amer-W?hlin I, Xodo S, Berghella V. Electrocardiogram ST Analysis During Labor: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jan; 127(1):127-135.

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