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A newborn baby held in gloved hands immediately after birth, arms flung wide, seen from above and slightly behind the head so the face is turned away
Women & Children

The Apgar Score: What It Tells You, and What It Doesn't

Five signs, scored 0 to 2, at one and five minutes. The Apgar is one of the most recognised numbers in medicine and one of the most misread — it describes how a newborn is transitioning, it does not start the resuscitation and it does not predict the child's future.
A midwife and a pregnant patient sitting together in conversation, close on the two of them
Women & Children

How a Pregnancy Is Dated, and Why the Due Date Matters

Naegele's rule, why gestational age is counted from the last period rather than conception, and why an early ultrasound can move a due date that a calculator was confident about. A short guide to the number that drives most obstetric decisions.
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