Title:

The Newborn (Apgar) Scoring System: Reflections and Advice

Creator:

Apgar, Virginia

Date:

1966

Description:

Nearly fifteen years after the Apgar score was introduced, Apgar reflected on its usefulness for increasing newborn survival, and noted that there were still methodological problems with using it for neonatal research.

Periodical:

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Publisher:

W.B. Saunders Company

Rights:

Reprinted from Pediatric Clinics of North America, 13, Apgar, Virginia, "The Newborn (Apgar) Scoring System: Reflections and Advice," 645-650, Copyright 1966, with permission from Elsevier.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Apgar Score

Format:

Text

Extent:

6 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Apgar, Virginia. "The Newborn (Apgar) Scoring System: Reflections and Advice." Pediatric Clinics of North America 13, (1966): 645-650. Article. 6 Images.. Pediatric Clinics of North America

Legacy ID:

CPBBJY

NLM ID:

101584647X146

Profiles Collection:

The Virginia Apgar Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X146

Story Section:

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