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breech presentation
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breech presentation

Abnormal position of the baby awaiting delivery where it is lying with the buttocks nearest the birth canal rather than in the normal head-down position. It can sometimes be corrected by a manoeuvre known as cephalic version: turning the baby so that its head can be delivered first.
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1) Wright's argument boiled down to this: The recent bad outcomes from attempted vaginal breech deliveries at our hospital demonstrate that the process of breech birth is inherently flawed; because of this, all breech babies should be surgically delivered.
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A number of adult issues play roles here, as they have in the author's other novels: Nina's distress over the possibility of a breech birth, Ian's reluctance to have a child before making sure that Ben has turned out all right.
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