An APGAR score is a means of assessing the health of a baby. It is an acronym composed of the following terms: 1) Appearance (skin color) 2) Pulse 3) Grimace (reflex irritability) 4) Activity (muscle tone) 5) Respiration. Each element is given a score of either 0,1,or 2. A cumulative score of 7 or better is good. The test is named after the inventor of said test, American Physician Virginia Apgar in 1952.
A snowman sign is an anomaly of the pulmonary veins that appears on a chest x-ray in the shape of a snowman.
Spina bifida is a congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone. It often causes paralysis of the lower limbs, and sometimes mental handicap
Cobedding is the practice of placing sibling infants, such as twins, in the same crib, bed, or incubator. There is some evidence of improved outcomes for infants born prematurely and those with low birth weight who are cobedded in neonatal intensive care units. However, the practice of cobedding infants at home remains controversial as it is assumed to present an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome
TAPVR is short for Total Anomalous Pulmonary (lungs) Venous Return .