Birth- first breath, cry
• Inflation of lungs
• Pulmonary vasculature opens
• Increased oxygen saturation
• Grayish newborn turns healthy
color
Apgar score
Activity
(muscle tone, active
movement)
Pulse
(above 100 bmp)
Grimace
(sneeze, cough, pulls
away)
Appearance
(entire body normal
color)
Respiration
(good, crying)