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Apgar Score (Newborn 1 & 5 min)
Calculate the Apgar score to assess newborn condition at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth. Five signs are each scored 0–2 at both time points: Appearance (skin color), Pulse (heart rate), Grimace (reflex irritability), Activity (muscle tone), and Respiration. Each time point totals 0–10. Interpretation: 7–10 reassuring; 4–6 moderately abnormal (may need assistance); 0–3 critically low (immediate resuscitation). The tool reports both the 1-min and 5-min scores, the change (delta), and per-time-point interpretation. A 5-min score, and especially the change from 1 to 5 min, indicates response to resuscitation; persistent low 5-min scores warrant continued resuscitation and reassessment at 10 min. Derived from Apgar 1953, reaffirmed by ACOG/AAP. The Apgar is a physiologic snapshot at a moment in time and is not, by itself, a marker of asphyxia or long-term neurologic outcome. Not medical advice.
Quick start
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/apgar-score' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"appearance1":"1","pulse1":"2","grimace1":"1","activity1":"1","respiration1":"1","appearance5":"2","pulse5":"2","grimace5":"2","activity5":"1","respiration5":"2"}'API reference
Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
Endpoint
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/apgar-scoreParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| appearance1 | select | Yes | Skin color at 1 min. Pale/blue all over =0; blue extremities/pink body =1; completely pink =2. |
| pulse1 | select | Yes | Heart rate at 1 min. No pulse =0; <100 bpm =1; ≥100 bpm =2. |
| grimace1 | select | Yes | Reflex irritability at 1 min. No response =0; grimace =1; cough/sneeze/vigorous cry =2. |
| activity1 | select | Yes | Muscle tone at 1 min. Limp =0; some flexion =1; active motion =2. |
| respiration1 | select |
MCP integration
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Server configuration
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-apgar-score": {
"name": "apgar-score",
"description": "Calculate the Apgar score to assess newborn condition at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth. Five signs are each scored 0–2 at both time points: Appearance (skin color), Pulse (heart rate), Grimace (reflex irritability), Activity (muscle tone), and Respiration. Each time point totals 0–10. Interpretation: 7–10 reassuring; 4–6 moderately abnormal (may need assistance); 0–3 critically low (immediate resuscitation). The tool reports both the 1-min and 5-min scores, the change (delta), and per-time-point interpretation. A 5-min score, and especially the change from 1 to 5 min, indicates response to resuscitation; persistent low 5-min scores warrant continued resuscitation and reassessment at 10 min. Derived from Apgar 1953, reaffirmed by ACOG/AAP. The Apgar is a physiologic snapshot at a moment in time and is not, by itself, a marker of asphyxia or long-term neurologic outcome. Not medical advice.",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=apgar-score",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}List available tools
After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Call this tool
Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "apgar-score",
"arguments": {
"appearance1": "1",
"pulse1": "2",
"grimace1": "1",
"activity1": "1",
"respiration1": "1",
"appearance5": "2",
"pulse5": "2",
"grimace5": "2",
"activity5": "1",
"respiration5": "2"
}
}
}