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Dr.Virginia Apgar
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- It is said that every baby is seen through the eyes of Virginia
- She was the first medical leader at the March of Dimes to recognize prematurity as a serious problem
- Her mission in the 1960s ranged from polio to birth defects
- http://www.marchofdimes.org/mission/virginia-apgar.aspx#
- The award is presented to the states who lower their preterm birth rate
- Nearly 4,500 fewer babies were born preterm in those seven states, potentially saving more than $230 million in health care and societal costs, according to the March of Dimes
Dr.Virginia Apgar
By:Morgan Mitchell
Virigina Apgar Award
Virginia Apgar
The newborn score chart
Virginia Apgar with a newborn
Collecting March of Dimes donations
March of Dimes
Education
- Mount Holyoke College
- Attended Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Sources
- Her career path: Diagnostic and Therapeutic service
Contributions
- Developed the Apgar score in the 1950s
- Leader in the field of anesthesiology and teratology
- First women to head a division of Presbyterian
- March of Dimes
- Specialized in Anesthesiology
About Virginia
- Born June 7, 1909
- She played violin in family concerts
- Her father built a laboratory in the basement for her studies
- Died August 7, 1974
- https://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_12.html
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/retrieve/Narrative/CP/p-nid/178
- http:/www.marchofdimes.org/
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