breech birth

English

Noun

breech birth (plural breech births)

1. A birth in which the baby comes through the birth canal posterior (buttocks), feet, or knees first, instead of the more usual position of headfirst.

Related terms

• breeches
• footling

Translations

birth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 臀位分娩 (zh) (túnwèi fēnmiǎn)

• Finnish: perätilasynnytys
• French: présentation podalique (fr) f, présentation du siège (fr)
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• Malay: kelahiran songsang
• Maori: whānau kōaro, whānautanga kōaro
• Russian: ро́ды при та́зовом предлежа́нии m pl (ródy pri tázovom predležánii)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can