Growing up -- Choosing a specialty -- Anesthesia and childbirth -- Creating the Apgarscore-- More than medicine -- Battling birth defects -- Becoming famous -- Life and legacy
Summary
Prior to the development of a simple test called the Apgarscore, many newborn babies missed receiving the urgent care they needed at birth. Dr. Virginia Apgar came up with the Apgarscore to help these newborns by rating them in a number of different health areas. The savior of countless young lives, Virginia Apgar is hailed as a legend, a trailblazer, and an inventor. Readers delve into the riveting story of a medical legend who inspired women doctors to succeed at a time when society did not value the contributions of women in the work force