Title:

Letter from Virginia Apgar to Herbert E. Poch

Creator:

Apgar, Virginia

Recipient:

Saint Elizabeth Hospital and Poch, Herbert E.

Date:

25 February 1966

Description:

The Apgar scoring system was adopted rapidly in the U.S. after 1960, but 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. In her response to his letter, she agreed; the person who delivered the baby, whether physician or midwife, was much less objective and tended to give a higher score.

Original Repository:

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

Location:

Box: 12. Folder: 8

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Apgar Score and Infant, Newborn

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Letter from Herbert E. Poch to Virginia Apgar, 1966

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

CPBBGS

NLM ID:

101584647X99

Profiles Collection:

The Virginia Apgar Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X99

Story Section:

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