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  2. Apgar score - Wikipedia

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    The Apgar score is a quick way for health professionals to evaluate the health of all newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth and in response to resuscitation. [1] It was originally developed in 1952 by an anesthesiologist at Columbia University, Virginia Apgar, to address the need for a standardized way to evaluate infants shortly after birth.

  3. Virginia Apgar - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Apgar (June 7, 1909 – August 7, 1974) was an American physician, [1] [2] obstetrical anesthesiologist [3] and medical researcher, [4] best known as the inventor of the Apgar score, a way to quickly assess the health of a newborn child immediately after birth in order to combat infant mortality. [5]

  4. Neonatology - Wikipedia

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    In 1952, the anesthesiologist Dr. Virginia Apgar developed the Apgar score, used for standardized assessment of infants immediately upon delivery, to guide further steps in resuscitation if necessary. [7] The first dedicated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was established at Yale-Newhaven Hospital in Connecticut in 1965. [8]

  5. Postpartum period - Wikipedia

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    The infant's condition is evaluated using the Apgar scale. [14] The Apgar score is determined by evaluating the newborn baby on five criteria which are summarized using words chosen to form an acronym (Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration). Until recently babies were routinely removed from their mothers following birth; however ...

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    The DOJ says those actions took place while Trump was head of the federal government, so the government should be able to stand in for him as the defendant, effectively ending plaintiffs’ claims ...

  7. Did you get a ‘Voting Report Card’ too? - AOL

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    The Voter Participation Center, a non-partisan organization, has sent mass mailings with "Voter Report Cards" to individuals, causing confusion and keeping election office phones busy, but the ...

  8. Newborn screening - Wikipedia

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    Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health program of screening in infants shortly after birth for conditions that are treatable, but not clinically evident in the newborn period. The goal is to identify infants at risk for these conditions early enough to confirm the diagnosis and provide intervention that will alter the clinical course of the ...

  9. 6 Healthy Reasons to Finally Try Dry January In 2025 - AOL

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    Dry January is a challenge started in 2013 to eliminate alcohol from your diet. This is what you need to know about the health benefits.