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Apgar Score

By: Anna Guerrero | Published: Jan 21, 2022

Infant Health Services Maternal-Fetal Medicine Newborn infants Baby Health Infant Health

During the mid-twentieth century, Virginia Apgar worked as an obstetrical anesthesiologist and gave drugs to women that reduced their pain during childbirth in the US. In 1953, Apgar created a scoring system, called the Apgar score, that uses five measurements, including heart rate and breathing rate. The Apgar score evaluates newborn infants and determines who needs immediate medical attention. Apgar's work helped decrease infant mortality rates. As of 2020, hospitals around the world use the Apgar score.

Virginia Apgar (1909–1974) - Image

By: Anna Guerrero | Published: Aug 12, 2021

During the mid-twentieth century, Virginia Apgar worked as an obstetrical anesthesiologist and gave drugs to women that reduced their pain during c

Apgar Score Newborn infants--Medical examinations Newborn infants Obstetrics Infant, Newborn

“Fetal Programming and Adult Health” (2001), by Kevin M. Godfrey and David J.P. Barker

By: Carrie Keller | Published: Feb 01, 2021

In 2001, Kevin M. Godfrey and David J.P. Barker published the article “Fetal Programming and Adult Health” in Public Health Nutrition, where they…

Literature Pregnancy--Complications Fetal heart--Abnormalities Maternal-Fetal Exchange Metabolism in pregnancy

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