Apgar score in the United States, 1978

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• Personal Author:
  Querec, Linda J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  The Apgar score was developed in 1952 by Virginia Apgar, M.D., as a means of evaluating the physical condition of an infant at 1 and 5 minutes after birth. It is an indication of the need for immediate medical attention and a predictor of the infant’s chances of surviving the first year of life. The scoring system was developed to predict survival; to compare the results of different methods of resuscitation; to compare the results of care received at different hospitals; to evaluate the results of obstetrical practices such as induction of labor, elective cesarean section, and maternal anesthesia and analgesia; and to insure closer observation of the infant during the first minutes of life.
  
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• Subjects:
  Apgar Score Infant Mortality Vital Statistics
• Source:
  Monthly vital statistics report ; v. 230, no. 1, suppl. ; DHEW publication ; no. (PHS) 81-1120
• Series:
  Monthly Vital Statistics Reports
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  8 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/108259/cdc_108259_DS1.pdf
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