| Heart Rate | >100 <100 Absent |
| Respiratory Rate | Good lusty cry Slow, Irregular Absent |
| Reflex Irritability | Cry, cough Grimace, some motion No response |
| Muscle Tone | Active flexion Flexion of Extremities Flaccid, limp |
| Color | Pink body, pink extremities Pink body, acrocyanosis Cyanotic, pale |
Scale of 0-10 used to describe newborn's condition.
Scored at 1 and 5 min of age; repeat at 10 and 20 min if infant compromised.