Apgar: a standardized evaluation of the newborn infant

What changed

A concise repeatable bedside score standardized immediate newborn assessment.

Scientific scope

1953 one-author paper; 1952 presentation, later mnemonic and long-term prognostic uses separate.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the exact 1953 paper and its proposed evaluation method. The 1952 conference presentation, later validation studies, mnemonic expansion, modern resuscitation guidance and claims about long-term prognosis remain separate.

Contributors

• Virginia Apgar · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.

• PubMed record for Apgar newborn evaluation
• Apgar 1953 historical full text

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