José Luis Bartha

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Highlights • This is the first study attempting to provide scientific evidence on the various maneuvers for the insertion of the blades in rotational forceps. • The best results were obtained with the direct maneuver. • Inserting the posterior blade first was the maneuver with the worst results. Abstract The Kielland́s forceps is the most used forceps for assisting rotational operative births. There are various maneuvers described for blade insertion.

To evaluate the correlation between maternal serum and urinary soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and placental growth factor (PlGF) levels and to assess their potential value in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. This case-control longitudinal prospective study was performed in 49 singleton pregnant women, divided into two clinical groups, low risk pregnancy (n = 23) and pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia (n = 26).