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breech birth
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breech birth
n.
See breech delivery.
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Noun1.breech birth - delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
breech delivery, breech presentation
obstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a child
frank breech, frank breech delivery - position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet
Translations
breech birth n → parto podalico
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