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.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- 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)