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breech delivery

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breech delivery
n.
Delivery of a fetus with the buttocks or feet appearing first. Also called breech birth.

breech delivery
n
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) birth of a baby with the feet or buttocks appearing first

breech delivery  (brch)
Delivery of a fetus with the buttocks or feet appearing first.
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Noun1.breech delivery - delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
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


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