I just got back from a birth where the bub had pretty low initial apgars (but was fine - great VBAC) but what I found was interesting is that there is a campaign to rid the whole APGAR thing because they don't find it to be really relevant to the situation - the baby had low apgars but was fine. The paed who assessed the baby (who was really lovely!) was apparently the one leading the campaign, and believes all it serves to do is freak mothers out when they hear the apgars! So there you go... learn something new everyday!