Tag: Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons
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Virginia Apgar: Our Jimmy
Yasaswi ParuchuriMichigan, United States Known for developing the Apgar score, a measurement of newborn management, Dr. Virginia Apgar (1909- 1974) was often the only woman in a room of professional peers. Dr. Apgar developed the scoring strategy, “to find a way to get doctors to pay attention to the baby.”1 Alongside this enduring medical contribution,…