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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.

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

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

HTTP

POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/apgar-score

Parameters

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:

mcp.json

{
  "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:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "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"
}
  }
}