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Apgar score

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APGAR Score - MEDZCOOL

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APGAR Score Made Easy - Newborn Assessment (APGAR Mnemonic)

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Learn APGAR Score Faster with Picmonic

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Apgar Score Assessment (Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity and Respiration)

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The Apgar score is a method to quickly summarize the health of newborn children against infant mortality. Virginia Apgar, an anesthesiologist at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, developed the score in 1952 to quantify the effects of obstetric anesthesia on babies.