Virginia Apgar

Virginia Apgar was an American physician, obstetrical anesthesiologist and medical researcher, best known as the inventor of the Apgar Score, a way to quickly assess the health of a newborn child immediately after birth in order to combat infant mortality.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Apgar




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