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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.
Medical Review:Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine
William Gilbert, MD - Perinatology
William Gilbert, MD - Perinatology
Last Updated: 05/05/2006
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