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SHEis Amazing Profile: Virginia Apgar – Revolutionizing Newborn Care with the Apgar Score

SHEis Amazing Profile: Virginia Apgar – Revolutionizing Newborn Care with the Apgar Score

Quick Facts Born: June 7, 1909 • Westfield, New Jersey Died: August 7, 1974 (aged 65) • New York City, New York Known For: Developing the Apgar Score, a quick assessment tool for newborn health Pioneering the field of neonatology and advocating for maternal and infant health First woman to become a full professor at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons Promoting the prevention of birth defects through her work with the March of Dimes Virginia Apgar, a pioneering figure in...

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