“Every baby born in a modern hospital anywhere in the world is looked at first through the eyes of Virginia Apgar.”
--National Liberty of Medicine’s website
From the authors of “Who Is Virginia Apgar? Everything You Need to Know,” to the authors of “Virginia Apgar, the Woman Whose Name Saves Newborns,” Virginia was a woman of brilliance and heart. She was greatly admired and respected by many of her peers and elders and here’s why.
Born on June 7, 1909, in Westfield, New Jersey, Virginia wasn’t the science type from the start. Since she was a kid, she learned to play music from her family. She even played in the orchestra all throughout high school. When she graduated high school in 1925, she realized she wanted to be a doctor so she headed off to Mount Holyoke College and graduated in 1929.
In 1933 Virginia got her medical degree at the College of Physicians …show more content…
It’s a test a newborns to see whether or not they have any health issues. Most babies that scored 7-10 were healthy, but if a baby was to score 4-7, or even 1-3 the baby will take the test again and will be pursued in further procedures.
Consequently, babies that scored 1-3 don’t even make it within a month. Her invention allowed parents to know a full insight on how their baby is and will be.
Moreover, her job in 1959 she then joined the March of Dimes program and put her focus on birth defects, such as what causes it and how to prevent it. She wrote different articles regarding this topic; she brought awareness to all parents and families out there. When rubella broke out she looked for a vaccine mainly because rubella was one of the main causes of birth