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Production and secretion of breast milk for the purpose of nourishing an infant.
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Lactation
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The reflex that forces milk to the front of the breast when the infant begins to nurse.
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Let-down reflex
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Glands of the female breast that secrete milk.
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Mammary glands
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A hormone that stimulates the mammary glands to eject milk during lactation and the uterus to contract during childbirth.
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Oxytocin
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The normal temporary absence of menstrual periods immediately following childbirth.
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Postpartum amenorrhea
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A hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary gland that acts on the mammary glands to promote (pro) the production of milk (lacto). The release of prolactin is mediated by prolactin-inhibiting hormone (PIH).
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Prolactin
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