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delivery /de·liv·ery/ (de-liv´er-e) expulsion or extraction of the child and fetal membranes at birth. abdominal delivery delivery of an infant through an incision made into the intact uterus through the abdominal wall. breech delivery delivery in which the fetal buttocks present first. forceps delivery extraction of the child from the maternal passages by application of forceps to the fetal head; designated low or midforceps delivery according to the degree of engagement of the fetal head and high when engagement has not occurred. postmortem delivery delivery of a child after death of the mother. spontaneous delivery birth of an infant without any aid from an attendant.
breech delivery Obstetrics Extraction or expulsion of the fetus feet or buttocks first How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Little did I know, when I witnessed my first vaginal breech delivery at a small county hospital in middle Tennessee in 1972, that I was seeing a physiological process that was being rapidly phased out in the US. A woman in labor, waiting at home for her husband to take her to the hospital, delivered the baby herself after her contractions progressed quickly and she realized it was a breech delivery. The few exceptions are those who study in nonindustrialized countries, where the art of breech delivery has been preserved. |
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