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breech birth, breech delivery, breech presentation
delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
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C-section, abdominal delivery, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section
the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
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forceps delivery
delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries
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midwifery
assisting women at childbirth
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frank breech, frank breech delivery
position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet
