Endogenous-opioid effects on prolactin secretion change from inhibitory to excitatory at this time, possibly reflecting a switch from predominant inhibition of oxytocin neurons to inhibition of ...
Research shows that a dad's brain releases oxytocin when he interacts with his baby too. This is often accompanied by a surge of another hormone: prolactin. It's often called the milk hormone ...
Concentrations of oxytocin as well as prolactin are higher in breastfeeding women; breast feeding therefore reduces the psychological stress reaction (1, 3). Very few publications consider the ...
Breastfeeding releases hormones, such as oxytocin and prolactin. “Oxytocin helps the uterus contract, aiding it in returning to its pre-pregnancy size, a process called involution. This also ...