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breech delivery

noun

, Obstetrics.
  1. the delivery of an infant with the feet or buttocks appearing first.

breech delivery

noun

  1. birth of a baby with the feet or buttocks appearing first
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

breech delivery

/ brēch /

  1. Delivery of a fetus with the buttocks or feet appearing first.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of breech delivery1

First recorded in 1880–85

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