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breech baby

American  

noun

Obstetrics.
  1. a baby whose buttocks or feet are presented first during the birth process.


Etymology

Origin of breech baby

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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In a police report reviewed by The Times, the patient described going to a gynecologist in 2020 to have him “flip” a breech baby.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2024

Arthur Trott was an undiagnosed breech baby, born after a planned home birth in Burgess Hill on 24 May 2021.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2023

Breech of promise: It’s conventional wisdom that a breech baby calls for a C-section.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2019

“My husband delivered a breech baby in a car in the middle of the night. “You just don’t have time to think about it,” she said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2015

Karen Carr, who delivered a breech baby in a home in Virginia who died.

From New York Times • May 23, 2012