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Which hormones secreted by the body controls the contractions of the uterus wall during birth?
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Oxytocin stimulates the uterus to contract and prostaglandins soften your cervix. Oxytocin's nickname is the love hormone, it is present during lovemaking, labor, birth, and directly following the birth in the early postpartum hours and also when you nurse your baby.
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