Signals from fully developed foetus and placenta ultimately lead to parturition which requires the release of
Signals from fully developed foetus and placenta ultimately lead to parturition which requires the release of
oestrogen from placenta
oxytocin from maternal pituitary
oxytocin from foetal pituitary
relaxin from placenta
Solution
The process of giving birth to a baby is called parturition. Parturition is induced by a complex neuroendocrine mechanism. The signals for parturition originate from the fully-developed foetus and the placenta which require the release of oxytocin from posterior lobe of maternal pituitary.