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breech presentation

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breech presentation
n.
The position of a fetus during labor in which the buttocks or feet appear first.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.breech presentation - 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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The cesarean rate for diagnosed breech presentation is more than 95 percent, and it's increasingly unusual to meet women of childbearing age who have given birth to a breech baby vaginally.
Support for intrauterine malpositioning as a cause comes from the high incidence of breech presentation at birth (17%[3]-40%[11] of CMT cases) compared with that reported for the general population Support also comes from the incidence of congenital hip dysplasias (10%[3]-20%[14] of CMT cases) compared with that reported for the general population (1.
Women with the following conditions should undertake exercise only under the supervision of their doctor: (1) high blood pressure; (2) anemia; (3) thyroid disease; (4) diabetes; (5) irregular heart rhythms; (6) a breech presentation in the last three months; (7) excessive obesity; (8) bleeding during pregnancy; and (9) a history of short labor.
 
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