Title:

Letter from Herbert E. Poch to Virginia Apgar

Creator:

Poch, Herbert E.
Saint Elizabeth Hospital

Recipient:

Apgar, Virginia

Date:

10 February 1966

Description:

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.

Original Repository:

Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]

Location:

Box: 12. Folder: 8

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Herbert E. Poch.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Apgar Score and Infant, Newborn

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Letter from Virginia Apgar to Herbert E. Poch, 1966

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]. 12223

Legacy ID:

CPBBGR

NLM ID:

101584647X98

Profiles Collection:

The Virginia Apgar Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X98

Story Section:

Second Career: The National Foundation-March of Dimes, 1959-1974