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Term: Breech Birth
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2012-11-05
Definition:
The birth of a baby from a breech presentation. For more information, see the
Breech Presentation
glossary term.
In Heaman et al. (2012), a breech birth was defined by the presence of one or more of the following codes in the hospital birth abstract: ICD-10-CA O32.1, O64.1, and O83.0 or the birth being coded as a breech birth in the Midwifery Discharge Summary Reports.
Related concepts
Related terms
- Breech Presentation
- ICD-10-CA
- International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, with Canadian Enhancements (ICD-10-CA)
- Midwifery Summary Reports Data
- Vaginal Breech Birth/Delivery
References
- Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)
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