breech delivery

noun

, Obstetrics.

1. the delivery of an infant with the feet or buttocks appearing first.

breech delivery

noun

1. birth of a baby with the feet or buttocks appearing first

breech delivery

/ brēch /

1. Delivery of a fetus with the buttocks or feet appearing first.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breech delivery¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

“She was forty weeks pregnant and was about to have a breech delivery, and was shot in the uterus.”

From The New Yorker

The video also suggests – by equating a breech delivery after fetal demise with the procedure, while flashing the law across the screen – that Nucatola may be violating the Partial Birth Abortion Ban.

From MSNBC

Worse, it’s turned around, one tiny foot already emerging into the world in a difficult breech delivery that threatens the lives of mother and child alike.

From Seattle Times

Yet some obstetricians believe that breech delivery is reasonable in certain cases and bemoan the loss of this skill among obstetricians trained today.

From Washington Post