A continuing use for Kielland's forceps?

  1. A. I. TRAUB Senior Tutor 1,
  2. R. J. MORROW Senior House Officer 2,
  3. J. W. K. RITCHIE Consultant/Senior Lecturer 3,
  4. K. J. DORNAN Registrar, Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast 2

Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb03704.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 91, Issue 9, pages 894–898, September 1984

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TRAUB, A. I., MORROW, R. J., RITCHIE, J. W. K. and DORNAN, K. J. (1984), A continuing use for Kielland's forceps?. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 91: 894–898. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb03704.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Midwifery and Gynaecology, Queen's University Belfast

  2. 2

    Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast

  3. 3

    Department of Midwifery and Gynaecology, Queen's University Belfast

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
  3. Received 27 October 1983 Accepted 5 January 1984

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Summary. A retrospective study over a 5–year period compared neonatal outcomes after birth by Kielland's forceps with those after caesarean section in the second stage of labour. The 253 babies born by these two modes of delivery showed no difference in Apgar score, the need for active resuscitation, incidence of jaundice or abnormal neurological behaviour. The neonatal outcome was no worse in the small number of patients where Kielland's forceps delivery was attempted but failed. This study offers support for the continuing role of Kielland's forceps in modern obstetrical practice.

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