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Breech Delivery Outlook
What to expect with a breech delivery:
  • Infant morbidity and mortality is much higher in breech deliveries than in normal deliveries.
  • Some of the mortality and morbidity associated with breech deliveries is secondary to congenital birth defects.
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Last Updated: Mar 4, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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