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. 2004 Jul 17;329(7458):143–144. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38117.665197.F7

Table 1.

No (%) of 166 paediatric professionals from 12 Dutch hospitals assessing three newborn babies with the Apgar score

Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
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)