The Apgar score has long served as a rapid and effective tool for assessing the immediate physiological state of a newborn. By evaluating five key criteria—heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle ...

It's said that "every baby born in a modern hospital in the world is looked at first through the eyes of Dr. Virginia Apgar." In a 1964 video, Dr. Apgar assists a nurse through checking a newborn ...

These are scored on the Apgar scale – named after Dr Virginia Apgar, who devised it, ­to determine whether your baby needs immediate special attention. Your baby is given a score of 0, 1 or 2 ...

An Apgar score or 7 or above means that the baby is in good health – however, a lower score does not necessarily mean that the baby is unhealthy. It means that the baby needs medical support to help ...

A low Apgar score (< 7) was strongly associated with a higher risk for in-hospital mortality than a high Apgar score (≥ 7; 35.7% vs 6.9%; adjusted relative risk [RR], 2.24; 95% CI, 1.95-2.58 ...

Inventor of newborn's 'Apgar score' has birthday celebrated with Google doodle The renowned American anesthesiologist would have celebrated her 109th birthday today ...