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n.
The position of a fetus during labor in which the buttocks or feet appear first.


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n.

Presentation of the fetus during birth with the buttocks or less commonly the knees or feet first.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
  Synonyms: breech delivery, breech birth


 
 

 

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