breech
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Caesareans are seen as essential for preventing obstructed labour in cases where a woman’s pelvis is too small, the baby is in a breech position, or is too large to exit the birth canal.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024
The baby was breech, which upped the anguish and the risk during delivery.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023
The South East Coast Ambulance Service Trust said it welcomes "any changes to national breech birth guidance".
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2023
In a quick response, the U.S. team member told the Ukrainian to remove the gun’s breech at the rear of the howitzer and manually prime the firing pin so the gun could fire.
From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2023
The biggest of them, six-foot-six-inch Claudio Garcia, approached the counter, opened the breech on his scope-fitted .30-06, and showed it to Nick.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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