In case your baby book has a spot for the APGAR numbers or someone asks what your baby’s APGAR score was, you can tell them.
Congratulations…your baby has been born and you are super excited to bond and learn all about them. If your baby is doing well, this FIRST assessment is done quietly and quickly and most parents don’t even notice. It can be done by your doctor, midwife or nurse. This will be the first of many tests your child will be given and it happens at 1 minute and 5 minutes after delivery. The 1 minute score is to see if there is an immediate need for further medical intervention while the 5 min score is to see how they are progressing to life outside the womb.