Table 1.
No (%) of 166 paediatric professionals from 12 Dutch hospitals assessing three newborn babies with the Apgar score
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Case 1
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Case 2
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Case 3
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| Score | Invalid | 0 | 1 | 2 | Invalid | 0 | 1 | 2 | Invalid | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Heart rate | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 165 (99) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 165 (99) | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 162 (98) |
| Respiratory effort | 0 | 3 (2) | 152 (91) | 11 (7) | 5 (3) | 115 (69) | 1 (1) | 45 (27) | 10 (6) | 40 (24) | 38 (23) | 78 (47) |
| Muscle tone | 0 | 0 | 151 (91) | 15 (9) | 0 | 165 (99) | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 163 (98) |
| Reflex irritability | 2 (1) | 0 | 52 (31) | 112 (68) | 0 | 166 (100) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 165 (99) |
| Colour | 0 | 0 | 107 (64) | 59 (36) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 165 (99) | 1 (1) | 0 | 104 (63) | 61 (36) |