Meet the American who helped save millions of newborn babies, Dr. Virginia Apgar, physician and musician
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Dr. Virginia Apgar of New Jersey created the Apgar score, widely used worldwide to diagnose newborn babies. She's credited with helping to save the lives of millions of babies.
Dr. Apgar is the namesake of a simple but powerful method of diagnosing the health of newborns one minute out of the womb. "Dr. Apgar was a formidable person." — Dr. John Truman "She took the hand she was dealt and she soared to incredible heights." — Dr. Marc Siegel about Virginia Apgar "Virginia learned to play the violin as a child, and continued throughout her life." — National Library of Science "The Apgar score is used everywhere and it's still used today." The Apgar score "catalyzed … the development of neonatal intensive care units, and the entire field of neonatal research." Dr. Apgar did "more to improve the health of mothers, babies, and unborn infants than anyone else in the 20th century." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The Apgar score, known well to doctors and anxious parents, is credited with helping to save the lives of millions of babies in the United States and around the world.
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