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noun Obstetrics.
the delivery of an infant with the feet or buttocks appearing first.
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Origin of breech delivery
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby breech delivery
breech, breech baby, breech birth, breechblock, breechcloth, breech delivery, breeches, breeches buoy, breeches part, breeching, breechless
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British Dictionary definitions for breech delivery
breech delivery
noun
birth of a baby with the feet or buttocks appearing first
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Scientific definitions for breech delivery
breech delivery
[ brēch ]
Delivery of a fetus with the buttocks or feet appearing first.
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