Question

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......... induces labour. It also induces the release of milk from mammary glands.

Answer 1

Oxytocin induces labour. It also induces the release of milk from mammary glands.

Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of our body and stimulates their contraction. In women, oxytocin is responsible for signalling contractions of the womb during labour. The hormone stimulates the uterine muscles to contract, so labour begins. Once the baby is born, oxytocin promotes lactation by moving the milk into the breast. When the baby sucks at the mother's breast, oxytocin secretion causes the milk to release so the baby can feed.