It wasn't a "discovery", it was a series of observations she codified into a 5 item scale. She developed the "Apgar Score" test in 1962.
Virginia Apgar first invented the Apgar score in 1949 but then refined and finally published it in 1953.
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Let's put it this way, The higher the APGAR score, the better.
Virginia Apgar invented the apgar score to assess a baby's health immediately after birth. She developed the score after looking at the effect of obstetric anesthesia. The score looks at a baby's Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration.
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color, heart rate, stimulus response, muscle tone, and respiration - each is rated 0-2 giving a possible total score of 0-10, 10 being perfect
A score of 0 on the Apgar scale indicates that the baby is in very poor condition at birth and requires immediate resuscitation. It may suggest severe distress and the need for urgent medical attention.
A system of assessing the general physical condition of a newborn infant based on a rating of 0, 1, or 2 for five criteria: heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, skin color, and response to stimuli. The five scores are added together, with a perfect score being 10.Apgar testing is the assessment of the newborn rating color, heart rate, stimulus response, muscle tone, and respirations on a scale of zero to two, for a maximum possible score of 10.What are you asking? Are you asking what a good apgar is? The higher the better. Are you asking what is the purpose of the rating is? It's to give a number that represents whether or not a newborn is in dtistress.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apgar_score
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