Virginia Apgar first invented the Apgar score in 1949 but then refined and finally published it in 1953.

Let's put it this way, The higher the APGAR score, the better.

Virginia Apgar invented the apgar score to assess a baby's health immediately after birth. She developed the score after looking at the effect of obstetric anesthesia. The score looks at a baby's Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration.

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The Apgar score was devised in 1952 by the famous eponymous doctor Virginia Apgar (1909-1974). This is one of the major discoveries for assessing the clinical status of the newborn infants.