The Apgar score is a scoring system doctors and nurses use to assess newborns one minute and five minutes after they are born. It was created in 1952.

The Birth of the Apgar Score. In the 1950s, Dr. Virginia Apgar began to notice a gap in neonatal care. At that time, there was no standardized method for assessing a newborn’s condition ...

An Apgar score, ranging from zero to 10, is assigned to infants one, five, and sometimes 10 minutes after birth in nearly every delivery room, based on heart rate, muscle tone, ...

A number of screenings for newborns are given right away, including the APGAR Score, which is one of the most common newborn assessments. The APGAR is given one minute after birth and then again at ...

Apgar developed her scoring system in the early 1950s to help identify newborns who might need immediate medical attention after birth. The Apgar Score, performed one minute and five minutes after ...

Dr. Virginia Apgar created the Apgar score to diagnose babies immediately out of the womb, helping save the lives of millions of babies. She was honored with a U.S. Postal Service stamp in 1994 ...

The Apgar test grades infants in five areas, including skin tone. Babies of color score lower, and may be subjected to unnecessary treatment. By Roni Caryn Rabin Shortly after they’re born ...