Virginia Apgar Biography

Virginia Apgar biography

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NAME: Virginia Apgar
OCCUPATION: Scholar, Doctor
BIRTH DATE: June 07, 1909
DEATH DATE: August 07, 1974
EDUCATION: Mount Holyoke College, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Westfield, New Jersey
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York

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Virginia Apgar was a physician and medical researcher who developed the Apgar Scoring System, which measures newborn well-being.

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Virginia Apgar developed a simple system (1952) for quickly evaluating the condition and viability of newborns. The Apgar Score System relies on five simple observations to be made by delivery room personnel of the infant within one minute of birth and periodically thereafter. The Apgar Score System soon came into general use throughout the United States and was adopted by several other countries.