disciplines. It was possible to bypass the narrow pelvis and birth obstructions by caesarean section, as in sing time as chief of Bergen no longer always a dangerous choice. Still rare, but increasingly became the first choice. Birth Council was to change the character. The technique in difficult vaginal delivery was through the centuries continually enhanced with new manual and instrumental methods. Christian Kielland's birth in 1915, Rod was a Norwegian contributions that were spread around the world. Jørgen Act continued this tradition. He never settled down with the existing methods were good enough. With thorough knowledge of the dynamics of birth and great constructive imagination he made instruments and describe techniques that have been left. His name is known worldwide for a new way to release the child's shoulders at the breech birth (Løvset's manoeuvre), which he published in 1936. The method is described in all textbooks and remains the standard method in Norway at the vaginal birth of children in the breech. In 1932 Løvset designed an umbilical clamp made of aluminum, complete with seaweed, which later was used for all births in Norway for at least 50 years. Now use a rubber band, which is cheaper, but hardly better. 1933 he made an instrument to the gradual enlargement of the cervix before the abortion, to prevent damage during the procedure. This was used in nearly 40 years, until it was drugs (prostaglandins) that had the same effect. Løvset did pioneering work in artificial insemination of infertility. In 1939 he started the insemination of donor sperm to women who were married to infertile men. He presented the results of this in an international journal in 1951 and a Norwegian publication, 1952. The author Aksel Sandemose criticized such anonymous insemination in a harsh article in his magazine, Årstidene (the seasons), but Løvset defended his method in 1953. Many Norwegian gynecologists received special education under Løvsets management at the Kvinneklinikken in Bergen. There are many testimonies from the time of positive influences and the Løvset as set by his calm, determination and skill. He also wrote textbooks on obstetrics and health teaching for pregnant women. Honors Chairman of the Medical Society of Bergen 1947-1949 Member of the Society for the Advancement of Science in Bergen from 1952 Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Bergen 1951-1958 Guest lecturer at universities in Australia and New Zealand 1958 Appointed Officer of the