Give scientific reason for the following:
Oxytocin hormone is administered to pregnant women.

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Oxytocin: Oxytocin is a hormone that's produced in the hypothalamus and released into the bloodstream by the pituitary gland.
Oxytocin is responsible to stimulate uterine contractions. So, it is administered to a pregnant woman at the time of labor.

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