Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: The Apgar Score

  • 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,…