Table 1. The Conventional-Apgar scoring system as introduced by Virginia Apgar in 1953.

Sign	The Score
	0	1	2
Heart rate	Absent	Less than 100	More than 100
Respiration	Absent	Slow, irregular	Good, Crying
Muscle tone	Limp	Some flexion	Active motion
Reflex Irritability	No response	Grimace	Cough, sneeze, cry
Color	Blue or pale	Pink body, blue extremities	Completely pink