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The '''Ackbar''' is a quick test performed on a newborn 1 and 5 minutes after birth, the 1-minute score indicating how well a baby tolerated the birthing process while the 5-minute score indicating how well the baby is doing in the hands of strangers.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/03/apgar/ Breaking News! Baby Scores Perfect APGAR Scores of 10 and 10]</ref>  It was named after Admiral '''Ackbar''' from [[Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Joint Commission]], who was both an admiral and OB-GYN.
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A variant of the [[Apgar]], the '''Ackbar''' is a quick test performed on a newborn 1 and 5 minutes after birth, the 1-minute score indicating how well a baby tolerated the birthing process while the 5-minute score indicating how well the baby is doing in the hands of strangers.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/03/apgar/ Breaking News! Baby Scores Perfect APGAR Scores of 10 and 10]</ref>  It was named after Admiral '''Ackbar''' from [[Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Joint Commission]], who was both an admiral and OB-GYN.
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'''Related Reading'''
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- [[Baby Shower]]
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- [[Peakaboo!]]
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- [[Peter Edelstein]]
  
  
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 4 March 2017

Admiral Ackbar Meme.gif

A variant of the Apgar, the Ackbar is a quick test performed on a newborn 1 and 5 minutes after birth, the 1-minute score indicating how well a baby tolerated the birthing process while the 5-minute score indicating how well the baby is doing in the hands of strangers.[1] It was named after Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Joint Commission, who was both an admiral and OB-GYN.


Related Reading


- Baby Shower

- Peakaboo!

- Peter Edelstein


References


  1. Breaking News! Baby Scores Perfect APGAR Scores of 10 and 10


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