The fetus in a breech presentation is often born by cesarean delivery because:
a. the buttocks are much larger than the head.
b. postpartum hemorrhage is more likely if the woman delivers vaginally.
c. internal rotation cannot occur if the fetus is breech.
d. compression of the umbilical cord is more likely.
D
After the fetal legs and trunk emerge from the woman's vagina, the umbilical cord can be compressed between the maternal pelvis and the fetal head if there is a delay in the birth of the head.
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