[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.

[Decapitation using the Wenner-Lacreta procedure].

The author describes a modification of Wenner's decapitation technic. A guitar string placed around fetus neck is used as the cutting instrument. Based on 23 cases published in medical literature, the author concludes that the decapitation technic by the guitar string (6 degrees string) is simple, easy and harmless to the mother.

[A case of complete amelia in a newborn infant. (Contribution on the etiology of breech presentation)].

The authors related a case of complete absence of all extremities (amelia) in a newborn delivered by the breech. The cause of the breech presentation has been attributed to the shape of the fetus and to lack a fetal movements. The reflexes of the fetus are important for establishing a normal presentation.