Virginia Apgar
Dr. Virginia Apgar (June 7, 1909 - August 7, 1974) specialised in anesthesia and childbirth. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1929, and Columbia University in 1933. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In 1953, she introduced the first test, called the Apgar Score, to assess the health of newborn babies. It is administered one minute and five minutes after birth, and sometimes also at 10 minutes. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
June 7: June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining.... 1909: 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).... August 7: August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. There are 94 days in North Hemisphere summer, South Hemisphere winter. The Northern Hemisphere is considered to be halfway through the summer on August 7.... Virginia Apgar related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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