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Oxytocin ‘the love hormone’

Oxytocin is a hormone that is produced in the hypothalamus of the brain and secreted by the pituitary gland. During childbirth it causes contractions in the uterus and it is released when breastfeeding as a result of stimulation of the nipples. The high levels of oxytocin in the mothers system cause bonding with the baby. […]