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When a child is born, the staff attending the delivery notes how he is using the Apgar test, a test that determines the baby’s vitality. To have a uniform valuation criteria are measured 5 variables to which a score of 0, 1 or 2. The sum of each variable is the result. The test is performed when the infant is 1 minute of life and repeated 5 and 10 minutes later.

What is valued? The body color of the child, which indicates the degree of oxygenation of blood. Heart rate , which, if it is low, reflecting the existence of difficulties in the baby’s circulation during the last minutes of labor. Respiration , which indicates if your lungs are expanding well. Muscle tone , which is due both to a good oxygenation of the blood as a good brain function. Muscle tone is the degree of contraction or relaxation of a muscle at rest. Thus, if a muscle has increased tone will be tense, contracted. If you tone down, will be relaxed. The response to stimuli. A baby with score = 0 does not cry or move when touched, even when pinched hard. A normal baby, with score = 2 cry vigorously when disturbed, move your leg to touch the foot, sneeze if something is introduced through the nose

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