It's said that "every baby born in a modern hospital in the world is looked at first through the eyes of Dr. Virginia Apgar." In a 1964 video, Dr. Apgar assists a nurse through checking a newborn ...

A vital tool used in these assessments is the Apgar score, a simple yet revolutionary method that has saved countless newborn lives since its inception. But how did the Apgar score come about ...

A review led by the NHS Race and Health Observatory has raised significant concerns about a focus on skin colour in routine health checks for newborns. The Apgar score, determined by a series of ...