The Apgar test has rescued countless infants, but people are often surprised to discover Virginia Apgar was a real person.

Stanford researchers have developed a method for predicting health problems in premature babies that they say is much more reliable than the standard Apgar score used to evaluate newborns' health. The ...

The test of health given to all infants just moments after they're born may also indicate trouble in school for a few of those infants once they become teenagers, a new study shows. Researchers looked ...

Thursday’s Google">https://www.google.com/doodles/dr-virginia-apgars-109th-birthday">Google Doodle celebrates the birthday of Dr. Virginia Apgar, whose Apgar Score ...

A health test given to babies minutes after they are born could reveal how well they will do in secondary school, it has been claimed. A study of 877,000 Swedish teenagers compared school exam results ...

A standard screening test given to newborns minutes after birth is a less accurate predictor of infant mortality for Black babies than other children, a new study shows, but the authors said the Apgar ...

Stanford University researchers have developed a method for predicting health problems in premature babies that they say is much more reliable than the standard Apgar score used to evaluate newborns’ ...

Background: There is considerable variation in assigning Apgar scores. Definitions are required to apply Apgar score under clinical conditions such as preterm delivery or resuscitation [Rüdiger et al.

The Apgar score is a system used by the doctors to assess newborn baby's health at birth i.e. it is a measure of a baby's condition after birth. This test is used to check baby's heart rate, muscle ...

American obstetrical anaesthetist Dr Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) was born 109 years ago today. Google’s latest animated Doodle pays tribute to the creator of the “Apgar score”, the test still used to ...

In the 1930s and 1940s, Dr. Virginia Apgar noticed something odd. Despite the US infant mortality rate decreasing overall, a high number of infants were still dying within 24 hours of birth. Part of ...