1. Color
2. Heart rate
3. Reflex irritability
4. Muscle tone
5. Respiratory effort

• Score 0-2 in each category.
• Take scores at 1min post-birth and 5min post-birth.
• Don't waste time doing scoring, if baby is in difficulty.
• Perfect score is 10.

Color

• 0: all blue
• 1: trunk pink, limbs blue
• 2: all pink

Heart rate

• 0: 0 beats/min
• 1: <100 beats/min
• 2: >100 beats/min

Reflex irritability

• 0: None
• 1: Grimace
• 2: Grimace and cough

Muscle tone

• 0: Limp, no tone
• 1: Some limb flexion
• 2: Active movement

Respiratory effort

• 0: None
• 1: Slow, irregular
• 2: Strong cry, regular