breech delivery
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delivery
[de-liv´er-e]1. the bringing of something to a place.
2. expulsion or extraction of the child and fetal membranes at birth; see also labor. Called also accouchement.
abdominal delivery cesarean section.
breech delivery delivery of a fetus in breech presentation; see also breech extraction.
controlled drug delivery a system used in dentistry that delivers an antimicrobial agent to the target site and maintains the desired concentration for enough time without development of resistant bacteria.
forceps delivery extraction of a fetus from the maternal passages by application of forceps to the child's head. See illustration. 

Forceps delivery. From Dorland's, 2000.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
breech de·liv·er·y
extraction or expulsion of a fetus that presents by the buttocks or feet.
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breech delivery
n.
Delivery of a fetus with the buttocks or feet appearing first. Also called breech birth.
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breech delivery
Obstetrics Extraction or expulsion of the fetus feet or buttocks firstMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
breech delivery
Buttock-first birth.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005