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SOVA2 [1]
2 years ago
12

What is the tightening and relaxing of the uterus

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faust18 [17]2 years ago
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Answer:

Labor contractions are the periodic tightening and relaxing of the uterine muscle, the largest muscle in a woman's body. Something triggers the pituitary gland to release a hormone called oxytocin that stimulates the uterine tightening.

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