They're Solving the Mysteries of Birth Defects
- Title:
- They're Solving the Mysteries of Birth Defects
- Creator:
- Apgar, Virginia
- Date:
- January 1964
- Description:
- In this 1964 article for a general audience, Apgar reviewed the progress being made in prevention, early detection, and treatment of birth defects. She emphasized that with new diagnostic and surgical techniques, many congenital problems could be found and treated, and their effects minimized soon after birth. These included hydrocephalus, cleft palate, phenylketonuria, and Rh factor incompatibility. The increasing use of her newborn scoring method, which ensured that medical personnel would take a close look at babies just after birth, provided a template for expanded routine testing and intervention.
- Periodical:
- Family Circle
- Publisher:
- Family Circle, Inc.
- Original Repository:
- Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
- Location:
- Box: 11. Folder: 7
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.
- Genre:
- Articles
- Subject:
- Congenital Abnormalities and Infant
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 5 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Periodical. Apgar, Virginia. "They're Solving the Mysteries of Birth Defects." Family Circle, (January 1964): 48-49, 88-90. Article. 5 Images.. Family Circle. Original Repository. Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]. 12223
- Legacy ID:
- CPBBGH
- NLM ID:
- 101584647X90
- Profiles Collection:
- The Virginia Apgar Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X90
- Story Section:
- Second Career: The National Foundation-March of Dimes, 1959-1974