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Fetal Hypothalamus Controls Mother’s Contractions

June 25, 2008
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Fetal Hypothalamus Controls Mother’s Contractions

The fetus tells the mother when it is ready to be born when its hypothalamus becomes activated  — probably releasing oxytocin, which reacts with the mother’s oxytocin receptors – not in the mother’s brain, but in the womb lining cells. Interesting. Stimulation of Fetal Hypothalamus Induces Uterine Contractions in Pregnant Rats at Term Hisashi...

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