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Cross-birth
Pronunciation : Cross"-birth` (-brth`)
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Any preternatural labor, in whiche the boly of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus.
(Med.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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