| Abstract: | Infants with 0-3 Apgar scores at 1 minute had significantly lower 8-month mental and motor scores than infants with 7-10 scores and significantly lower mental but not motor scores than infants with 4-6 Apgar scores. Correlations indicated significant relationships (independent of birth weight) between Apgar scores and Bayley mental and motor scores for random, Colored Portuguese, and total samples but not for Negroes and whites. Results demonstrated a significant difference in Apgar scores by 8-month classifications with significantly lower scores for children classified as abnormal, and by longevity with significantly lower scores for neonates who died within 2 days. |
