A newborn has just been delivered. He is centrally pink with pale extremities, has a heart rate of 110, and is actively crying and moving. The appropriate APGAR score for this infant is:

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The APGAR score assesses newborns on five criteria: Appearance (skin color), Pulse (heart rate), Grimace (reflex irritability), Activity (muscle tone), and Respiration (breathing effort). Each criterion is scored on a scale of 0 to 2. For this infant: Appearance scores 1 (body pink, extremities blue), Pulse scores 2 (heart rate over 100), Grimace scores 2 (actively crying), Activity scores 2 (actively moving), and Respiration scores 2 (good, crying). Adding these scores gives a total APGAR score of 9.

A Newborn Has Just Been Delivered