Upon the delivery of a newborn, the APGAR score of the child within the first minutes was 5. This means
Explanation
• The APGAR is assessed at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth.
• An infant scoring at 5 means that the infant may need clearing of the airway and/or supplementary oxygen.
• An infant scoring below 4 is considered critical and may need resuscitation.
• A score of 7 to 10 is considered good, indicating that the baby doesn’t need clearing of airways.