More on the Kielland forceps

A study of 103 deliveries with Kielland forceps has been presented. Mother's age, parity, presentation, height of the head, anaesthesia, weight of the child, failures, puerperium, indications, injuries to the mother, conditions of the child, maternal and children mortality are discussed. Kielland instrument still maintains its position as a usefull specialized forceps for deep transverse arrest and also for obliqually placed fetal head.