breech delivery

A form of breech birth — 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 delivery (plural breech deliveries)

plural breech deliveries

  1. alternativeAlternative form of breech birth.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundelivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first

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breech birthbreech presentation
Broader
deliveryobstetrical delivery
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breech birth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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