You just helped deliver a newborn who the mother estimated at 34 weeks gestational age. The amniotic fluid was stained with greenish-black meconium, and particulate matter was present. The cord was wrapped around the infant’s neck twice. The newborn is limp, is blue centrally and peripherally, has only agonal respirations at a rate of 5, has a heart rate in the 30s, and exhibits no response to pain. What is this infant’s Apgar score?

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You just helped deliver a newborn who the mother estimated at 34 weeks gestational age. The amniotic fluid was stained with greenish-black meconium, and particulate matter was present. The cord was wrapped around the infant’s neck twice. The newborn is limp, is blue centrally and peripherally, has only agonal respirations at a rate of 5, has a heart rate in the 30s, and exhibits no response to pain. What is this infant’s Apgar score?





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