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Hormonal Signaling for Labor

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Labor begins as rising oxytocin strengthens uterine contractions, per Bio 2751's positive feedback loop, each contraction triggering further release until delivery halts the cycle.

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Uterine stretch as labor progresses stimulates further oxytocin release, per Bio 2751, deepening contractions.

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This entry names a hormonal-signaling mechanism only —