Delivery, footling
Delivery, footling: There are single-footling or double-footling deliveries depending upon whether the presenting part of the baby at delivery is just one foot or both feet.
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D & C: Dilatation and curettage, a minor operation in which the cervical canal is expanded enough (dilatation) to permit the cervical canal and uterine lining to be scraped with a small spoon-shaped instrument called a curette (curettage).