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Zoom in: The impact of closures on outcomes may be particularly noticeable in unusual cases, like breech delivery, Northwestern's Dranove said.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Approximately 25% of breech deliveries are incomplete.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
Umbilical cord prolapse During a vaginal breech delivery, there is a chance that the umbilical cord will come down through the cervix before the baby is born.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
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First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
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“Breech delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breech%20delivery. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
Medical Definition
breech delivery
noun
: delivery of a fetus by breech presentation
called also breech birth
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