Dr. Virginia Apgar was born in June 1909. In 1949, she became the first female to become a full professor at New York Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. She latered developed the Apgar Scale in 1953, which is still used today. The Apgar scale is used on newborns to measure their health immediately after birth. The Apgar scale is administered to a newborn at one minute after birth and five minutes after birth. It scores the baby's heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, reflex response, and color. This test quickly alerts medical personnel that the newborn baby needs assistance. She died in August 1974.
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