'Cross-birth' definitions:

Definition of 'Cross-birth'

From: GCIDE
  • Cross-birth \Cross"-birth`\ (kr[o^]s"b[~e]rth`), n. (Med.) Any preternatural labor, in which the body 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. [1913 Webster]