The Apgar scoring system was adopted rapidly in the U.S. after 1960, but, as Poch's letter indicated, there were disputes over who should do the actual scoring. Poch, a pediatrician who had trained with Apgar, thought it should be someone other than the attending obstetrician.
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1 (94,455 Bytes)
Date:
1966-02-10 (February 10, 1966)
Creator:
Poch, Herbert E.
Saint Elizabeth Hospital
Recipient:
Apgar, Virginia
Source:
Original Repository: Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Herbert E. Poch.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Apgar Score
Infant, Newborn
Exhibit Category:
Second Career: The National Foundation-March of Dimes, 1959-1974
Relation:
Letter from Virginia Apgar to Herbert E. Poch (February 25, 1966)
Letter from Virginia Apgar to Herbert E. Poch (February 25, 1966)