breech birth

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounbreech birth (plural breech births)

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.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundelivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first

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breech deliverybreech presentation
Broader
deliveryobstetrical delivery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan part de natges
  • part de natgesbirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Chinese Mandarin 臀位分娩
  • 臀位分娩 (túnwèi fēnmiǎn)birth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Dutch stuitligging
  • stuitliggingbirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Finnish perätilasynnytys
  • perätilasynnytysbirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
French présentation podalique, présentation du siège
  • présentation podaliquebirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
  • présentation du siègebirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Hungarian farfekvéses szülés
  • farfekvéses szülésbirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Indonesian sungsang
  • sungsangbirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Korean 둔위 분만
  • 둔위 분만 (dunwi bunman)birth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Malay kelahiran songsang
  • kelahiran songsangbirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Māori whānau kōaro, whānautanga kōaro
  • whānau kōarobirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
  • whānautanga kōarobirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Polish poród pośladkowy
  • poród pośladkowybirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Portuguese apresentação pélvica
  • apresentação pélvicabirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Russian ро́ды при та́зовом предлежа́нии
  • ро́ды при та́зовом предлежа́нии (ródy pri tázovom predležánii)birth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Spanish parto de nalgas
  • parto de nalgasbirth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first
Cite this entry
APA

breech birth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breech%20birth

MLA

“breech birth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breech%20birth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breech birth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breech%20birth.

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