Letter from Herbert E. Poch to Virginia Apgar
Digital Record
Identifier: ms0504-12-7-8-2
Dates
- Creation: 1966-02-10
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Virginia Apgar Papers (LD 7082.18 Apgar)
Existence and Location of Originals
Series 7: Apgar Score Material; Box 12; Folder 8
Physical Description
typescript
Dimensions
21.5 cm x 28 cm
General Note
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General Note
The Apgar scoring system was adopted rapidly in the U.S. after 1960, but, as Poch's letter indicated, there were disputes over who should do the actual scoring. Poch, a pediatrician who had trained with Apgar, thought it should be someone other than the attending obstetrician.
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Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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50 College Street
8 Dwight Hall
South Hadley MA 01075-6425 USA
413-538-3079
archives@mtholyoke.edu
