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• aftercoming — adjective a) Succeeding, following. I set them down here, that their names may be a stink and ill savour to aftercoming generations, as apostate from the way of God [...]. b) Specifically, of a babys head: following the rest of the body out of… …   Wiktionary

• Breech birth — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 1631 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 002060 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3272 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|emerg|868 MeshID = A breech birth (also known as breech… …   Wikipedia

• parturition — /pahr too rish euhn, tyoo , choo /, n. Biol. the process of bringing forth young. [1640 50; < LL parturition (s. of parturitio) travail, equiv. to L parturit(us) (ptp. of parturire; see PARTURIENT) + ion ION] * * * I or birth or childbirth or… …   Universalium

• Elliot forceps — a form of obstetrical forceps used in vaginal delivery and breech presentations with aftercoming head …   Medical dictionary

• Piper forceps — a special obstetrical forceps for an aftercoming head …   Medical dictionary

• Mauriceau maneuver — Mauriceau Smellie Veit maneuver a method of delivering the aftercoming head in cases of breech presentation: the infant s body rests on the physician s palm and forearm with the index and middle fingers over the maxilla to flex the head while the …   Medical dictionary