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Abstract
A malpresentation of the FETUS at near term or during OBSTETRIC LABOR with the fetal cephalic pole in the fundus of the UTERUS. There are three types of breech: the complete breech with flexed hips and knees; the incomplete breech with one or both hips partially or fully extended; the frank breech with flexed hips and extended knees.
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- Fetal Presentation, Breech
- Labor Presentation, Breech
- Presentation, Breech
- Breech Fetal Presentation
- Breech Labor Presentation
- Presentation, Breech Fetal
- Presentation, Breech Labor
- Complete Breech
- Frank Breech Presentation
- Incomplete Breech
- Breech Presentation, Frank
- Breech, Complete
- Breech, Incomplete
- Presentation, Frank Breech
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32 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY
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History Note
85(75); was see under LABOR PRESENTATION 1963-84
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Previous Indexing
- Labor Presentation (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Breech Presentation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001946. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001946
- Breech Presentation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breech_birth
- Breech Presentation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q813687