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frank breech

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Noun1.frank breech - position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet
frank breech delivery
breech birth, breech delivery, breech presentation - delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first


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In a frank breech, the most common type, the buttocks are first, with the legs fully extended, straight up.
Head over heels: what you can do when your baby's breech? by Stillerman, Elaine / Mothering
I discovered in early labor that the baby was a frank breech (buttocks first, legs straight up), and my training had not included how to deal with such a presentation.
The undervalued art of vaginal breech birth: a skill every birth ... by Gaskin, Ina May / Mothering
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