Term: Vaginal Breech Birth/Delivery

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-11-05

Definition:

The birth of a baby from a breech presentation through the vagina. A vaginal breech birth was defined by the presence of one or more codes in the hospital discharge abstract for a Breech Birth and the absence of a code in the hospital discharge abstract indicating a caesarean birth, or the birth being coded as a breech birth in the Midwifery Discharge Summary Reports. All home births were coded as vaginal births. See Breech Presentation for more information.

Related concepts 

• Maternal and Newborn Health Status Indicators

Related terms 

• Breech Birth
• Breech Presentation
• Hospital Abstracts Data
• Midwifery Summary Reports Data
• Vaginal Birth

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)