Breech position
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Breech position
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A fetus with the buttocks, legs, or feet pointing down toward the cervix is said to be in breech position. Before birth, most breech fetuses change position so that the head points downward, but some stay in breech position late into the third trimester.
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | William Gilbert, MD - Perinatology |
| Last Updated | May 5, 2006 |
| Last updated: | May 05, 2006 |
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| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, William Gilbert, MD - Perinatology |
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