Partial birth is described as a case in which the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother, or, in the event of a breech delivery, if " any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother ."
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All those involved in delivery of obstetric and midwifery care in the UK undergo mandatory training in conducting breech deliveries in the simulation environment ( using dummy pelvises and mannequins to allow practice of this important skill ) and this training is carried out regularly to keep skills up to date.
