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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.
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.
New mom Aesha spent Saturday nursing and grooming the little ones and recovering from the breech births, at 10 a.
 
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