Letter from Herbert E. Poch to Virginia Apgar Letter from Herbert E. Poch to Virginia Apgar

Contributor(s): Apgar, Virginia Poch, Herbert E. Saint Elizabeth Hospital Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504] Publication: Produced: 10 February 1966 Language(s): English Format: Text Subject(s): Apgar Score Infant, Newborn Genre(s): Archival Materials Letters (correspondence) Abstract: 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. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584647X98 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: CPBBGR Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X98 Archival Collection: The Virginia Apgar Papers (Profiles in Science)