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breech delivery
noun[ C ]
medical specializeduk /ˌbriːtʃ dɪˈlɪv.ər.i/ us /ˈbriːtʃ dɪˌlɪv.ɚ.i/
the birth of a baby in which the lower part of its body comes out first, instead of the head coming out first:
She knew after 33 weeks of pregnancy that her baby appeared to be on course for a breech delivery.
The study suggests that vaginal breech delivery in the developing world is as safe as caesareans, because doctors and midwives have more experience of it.
Caesarean section was increasingly viewed as a safe alternative to vaginal breech delivery in unfavourable circumstances.
Vaginal breech delivery, low birth weight, and gestational age had relatively strong associations with neonatal deaths.
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Synonym
breech birth
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