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Breech position

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.

Primary Medical Reviewer Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer William Gilbert, MD - Perinatology
Last Updated April 28, 2008

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Last Updated: April 28, 2008
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