This is a score given to newborn babies by nurse/Doctor at 1min & 5 min post birth.
It rates the babies condition by 5 criteria, Color, Pulse, Reflex/Irritability, muscle tone & breathing. A score of 0-2 is assigned to each. Min 0, Max 10 overall
The lower the score the more intervention the baby needs at birth.
Virginia Apgar first invented the Apgar score in 1949 but then refined and finally published it in 1953.
She invented the APGAR
virginia apgar
Virginia apgar
Kristina Apgar's birth name is Kristina Louise Apgar.
Virginia Apgar, an anesthesiologist, developed the Apgar Scoring System Chart in 1952.
Clayton Apgar is 5' 10".
Kristina Apgar is 5' 9".
Virginia Apgar was born on June 7, 1909.
Virginia Apgar was born on June 7, 1909.
Apgar Fire Lookout was created in 1929.
American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record (APGAR)