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the first test you ever take, graded within a minute of existing.
means a quick 0-10 score checking a newborn's heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflexes, and color at one and five minutes after birth.
from named for Virginia Apgar, an anesthesiologist who in 1952 got tired of doctors eyeballing babies and invented a scorecard so nurses could act fast instead of guessing.
the acronymappearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration spells apgar
not iqmeasures survival odds, not future intelligence
low scoreunder 7 means the baby needs quick attention
her real jobapgar also pioneered anesthesia safety in childbirth