Kielland's forceps: association with neonatal morbidity and mortality.

摘要: The incidence of certain neonatal complications associated with the use Kielland9s forceps was analyzed retrospectively in liveborn singleton babies delivered at this hospital between January and December 1976. mortality rate attributable to 34.9 per 1000. incidences delayed onset respiration (17.4%), birth trauma (15.1%), abnormal neurological behaviour--namely, apathy or irritability both--(23.3%) significantly exceeded those a matched group born spontaneously. Fetal asphyxia played major part aetiology complications. Babies on whom were used, however, had greater behaviour even absence fetal (14.3%), all these transient did not necessitate admission special-care baby unit. Neither maternal height nor infant9s weight occipitofrontal head circumference influenced occurrence results also suggest that neither speed cervical dilatation timing engagement is help predicting after forceps.