Apgar scores of 7, 8, and 9 (considered to be within the normal range) are associated with higher risks of illness and even death in newborns, finds a large study from Sweden published by The BMJ ...

Commentary on a study on the development of a surgical scoring system, which was published in the January 2009 issue of the Archives of Surgery.

TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2015--The Apgar score that evaluates a baby's condition at birth may also be a useful tool for predicting whether a mother is critically ill, new research suggests. The health of ...

Compared with infants with a top Apgar score (10) at five minutes, babies with a score of 9 had almost twice the risk of developing CP, while a score of 0 at five minutes was associated with a 280 ...

When the Apgar score fell into the intermediate range, 12.3 of every 1,000 mothers were admitted to an ICU. When the newborn's Apgar score was in the low range, the mother's rate of ICU admission ...

An infant's scores on the so-called Apgar scale can predict the risk of a later diagnosis of cerebral palsy or epilepsy. The risk rises with decreasing Apgar score, but even slightly lowered ...

A vital tool used in these assessments is the Apgar score, a simple yet revolutionary method that has saved countless newborn ...

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 ...

October 21, 2010 — A low Apgar score at birth has been found to be strongly associated with cerebral palsy, especially in children with normal birth weight, new research suggests. "Given that ...

Apgar scores of 7, 8, and 9 yielded hazard ratios of 18.7, 9.1, and 2.4, respectively. The correlation between epilepsy and Apgar scores was not as significant.

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.