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    Parturition : Symptoms, Stages and Hormones MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

    Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #NEET

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     In human adult females oxytocin
     

    The event in which vigorous contraction of the uterus at the end of pregnancy cause expulsion/delivery of foetus 

    Foetal ejection reflex in human female is induced by:

    The fetal ejection reflex in human females is induced by

    Which of these is not an important component of the initiation of parturition in humans?

    Signals for parturition originate from:

    The signals for parturition originate from

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    Parturition

     

    • The average duration of human pregnancy is about 9 months which is called the gestation period. 
    • Vigorous contraction of the uterus at the end of pregnancy causes expulsion/delivery of the foetus. 
    • This process of delivery of the foetus (childbirth) is called parturition.
    • The signals for childbirth originate from the fully matured foetus and placenta which induce mild uterine contraction called the foetal ejection reflex.
    • This leads to the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary gland of the mother.
    • Parturition begins with a series of involuntary contractions of the uterus that are experienced as labour pains.
    • The contraction of the uterine muscles is increased by oxytocin.
    • Relaxin increases the flexibility of the pubic symphysis and dilates the uterine cervix during labour pains. 
    • This leads to the expulsion of the baby out of the uterus through the birth canal – parturition.
    • Soon after the infant is delivered, the placenta is also expelled out of the uterus.
    • In about 28-35 days, the uterus returns fully to its nonpregnant state by a reduction in size and restoration of the endometrium of the uterus. 
       

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