ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Oxytocin is a natural hormone that stimulates uterine contractions in childbirth and lactation after childbirth. It also affects aspects of human behavior and the male and female reproductive systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oxytocin in the circulation stimulates uterine contractions and oxytocin released within the brain influences maternal physiology and behaviour during birth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oxytocin is a hormone used to help start or continue labor and to control bleeding after delivery. It is also sometimes used to help milk secretion in breast-feeding. Oxytocin may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Oxytocin stimulates the uterine muscles to contract and also increases production of prostaglandins, which increase the contractions further.

Detailed explanation-5: -Oxytocin and prostaglandin and their synthetic derivatives are the most commonly used uterine stimulants. They are used to speed up labour, stem bleeding, termination and labour induction but have the risk of uterine hyperstimulation and rupture.