Her work saves the lives of newborn babies around the world every day. Now, Google is giving her some well-earned recognition. Virginia Apgar, a Johns Hopkins-trained researcher and maternal and child ...

An infant’s scores on the so-called Apgar scale can predict the risk of a later diagnosis of cerebral palsy or epilepsy. The risk rises with decreasing Apgar score, but even slightly lowered scores ...

The vitality of preterm infants should be assessed with an Apgar score, a tool used to measure the health of newborns immediately after birth. That is the conclusion by researchers who in a large ...

An infant's scores on the so-called Apgar scale can predict the risk of a later diagnosis of cerebral palsy or epilepsy. The risk rises with decreasing Apgar score, but even slightly lowered scores ...

Minutes after an infant is born, doctors must assess five key health metrics: heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, reflex response, and color. The assessment, called the Apgar Score, helps determine ...