Apgar-Taylor, left, and his husband, Robert Taylor, arrived at the Canadian border in December 2022. 'We were so excited,' says Apgar-Taylor. (Submitted by Robert Apgar-Taylor) ...

Here’s the thing: not every baby cries immediately at birth, and this doesn’t necessarily mean there is wrong.

It's said that "every baby born in a modern hospital in the world is looked at first through the eyes of Dr. Virginia Apgar." In a 1964 video, Dr. Apgar assists a nurse through checking a newborn ...

The Apgar Score, now the standard method for assessing infant health, was developed by Virginia Apgar, who earned a master's degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University in 1959. Apgar was ...

Dr. Virginia Apgar created the Apgar score to diagnose babies immediately out of the womb, helping save the lives of millions of babies. She was honored with a U.S. Postal Service stamp in 1994.

For 13,399 infants born before term (at 26 to 36 weeks of gestation), the neonatal mortality rate was 315 per 1000 for infants with five-minute Apgar scores of 0 to 3, as compared with 5 per 1000 ...

In the 1930s and 1940s, Dr. Virginia Apgar noticed something odd. Despite the US infant mortality rate decreasing overall, a high number of infants were still dying within 24 hours of birth.

Apgar, who died in 1974, had her 109th birthday marked by Google on Thursday. The Google Doodle honored her life and legacy, which were remarkable for her time.

The Apgar test grades infants in five areas, including skin tone. Babies of color score lower, and may be subjected to unnecessary treatment. By Roni Caryn Rabin Shortly after they’re born ...