Letter from Virginia Apgar to Herbert E. Poch

Letter from Virginia Apgar to Herbert E. Poch

Contributor(s):
Saint Elizabeth Hospital
Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
Poch, Herbert E.
Apgar, Virginia
Publication:
Produced: 25 February 1966
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Apgar Score
Infant, Newborn
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
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.
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584647X99 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
CPBBGS
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X99
Archival Collection:
The Virginia Apgar Papers (Profiles in Science)